Thanks for the response.=A0 = Please see below.=A0 Also, I have not subscribed to the list yet, so, doing copy = and paste for now, the indent may not be obvious, sorry about = that.

Thorsten Scherler
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:13:09 -0800

On Fri, 2007-01-19 at 16:23 -0500, Li, Don =
wrote:

> =
I’m wondering if cocoon or ant supports a command like =
“keep”, to keep

> a =
directory and its associated files created by another app =
during

> =
“forrest clean” =
process.

> =

Out of =
the box no. Well let=B4s say yes it is because if we analyze =
the

result of =
the command it should do NOTHING as I understand =
it.

If you =
want to develop such a task it should not be hard. You just =
need

to =
specify better what should be =
deleted.

>=A0 =

> =

> =
<!-- Please note, I’m using the “clean” subset =
command, =
“clean-site”

> for =
demo and clarity sake=A0 -->

> =

> =
<!--=A0 as is -->

> =

> =
<target name=3D"clean-site" =
depends=3D"init-props"

> =

>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 description=3D"* =
Clean the project generated documents =
directory">

> =

>=A0=A0=A0=A0 <delete =
failonerror=3D"false" =
dir=3D"${project.site-dir}"/>

> =

>=A0=A0=A0=A0 <delete =
failonerror=3D"false" =
file=3D"${project.brokenlinkfile}"/>

> =

>=A0 =
</target>

> =

>=A0 =

> =

> =
<!--=A0 to be or desirable state --> =

> =

> =
<target name=3D"clean-site" =
depends=3D"init-props"

> =

>=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 description=3D"* =
Clean the project generated documents =
directory">

> =

>=A0=A0=A0=A0 <delete =
failonerror=3D"false" =
dir=3D"${project.site-dir}"/>

Here you =
need to specify which dirs you want to delete. The =
delete

command =
will act the following way. Imaging you have the =
"normal"

FORREST =
build structure.

I assume =
${project.site-dir} is equivalent to build/site. Then =
you

should =
not use this root if you have files/dirs in there that you =
want

to =
keep.

> =

>=A0=A0=A0=A0 <delete =
failonerror=3D"false" =
file=3D"${project.brokenlinkfile}"/>

> =

>=A0=A0=A0 <!-- NEW -- >=A0 =

> =

>=A0=A0=A0=A0 <keep =
failonerror=3D"false" =
dir=3D"${project.site-keep-dir}"/><=
/pre>> =
 Assuming =
the "keep" dir is a dir under build/site that cannot =
work
because =
you already have delete it in the step before using your =
given
example.
 
>=A0 =
> =
>=A0=A0 <!-- project.site-keep-dir is =
defined elsewhere in this xml =
file
> =
-->=A0 
> =
>=A0 =
</target>
> =
>=A0 =
> =
> Is =
this approach doable? 
 
No, with =
my assumption not.
 
However =
why not:
<target name=3D"clean-site-keep" =
depends=3D"init-props"
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 description=3D"copies =
the keep dir and clean the project =
generated
documents =
directory">
=A0=A0 =
<!-- NEW -- >=A0 
=A0=A0<!-- project.site-keep-dir-src =
and =
destination (des) is defined elsewhere in this xml file -->=A0 =
=A0=A0=A0=A0<copy =
failonerror=3D"false" =
dir=3D"${project.site-keep-dir-src}"todir=3D"${project.site-keep-dir-des}&quo=
t;/>
=A0=A0=A0 =
<delete failonerror=3D"false" =
dir=3D"${project.site-dir}"/>=
=A0=A0=A0 =
<delete failonerror=3D"false" =
file=3D"${project.brokenlinkfile}"/>
 =
</target>
 
-----------------------
BY =
DL
How about =
this?
Add the =
copy command to the last action of “building a new site” =
hence least impact on the current =
process?
 
Question, =
forrest’s projecthelp option indicates that =
doing
forrest
Or
forrest =
site
produces =
the same result, that is, to build a new =
site.
however, =
in the forrest.xml file, I don’t see any specification about =
“site” (action), I see action(target) like =
“clean”, “clean-site”, “run” etc.=A0 =
Does that mean everything else is for building a (new) site (for =
“site” action)?
 
And =
before I do
=A0 =
<copy failonerror=3D"false" =
dir=3D"${project.site-keep-dir-src}"todir=3D"${project.site-keep-dir-des}&quo=
t;/>
I would =
need to define both project.site-keep-dir-src and =
project.site-keep-dir-des.=A0 Would it suffice if I define them in this =
same forrest.build.xml file before running this =
command?
 
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That =
should do want you want. Have a look at the ant =
manual.
 
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Do key =
word search for “ant” did not produce any sort of meaning =
result for its manual, where else could I dig (not to download the whole =
package and then =
extract…)?
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Once =
again, many thanks.
 
 
HTH
 
salu2
-- =
thorsten
 
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fall!" 
Hey you =
(Pink Floyd)