Hi,
I think you can find some docs on built-in properties
in the 'Using ANT' under the table of content in the
ANT manual.
And the property name for the project name is
'ant.project.name' and not 'project.name'
Cheers
Herry
--- JohnA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've
searched the doc for information about
> properties in the doc but I can't seem to find a
> clear answer to:
>
> 1) what are the built-in properties, if any?
> in other words, if I don't define any <property
> .../> are there still some values I can get to using
> ${}?
>
> I know that
> <project name="xx">
> <jar jarfile="${project.name}.jar""/>
> doesn't work because I tried it...
>
> 2) what are the scoping rules for properties?
> It seems that if a property is defined
>
> <project>
> <property name="x" value="val"/>
> ...
> </project>
>
> then it is visible to all targets. But if it is
> defined in a target, it is visible in that target
> and then to all subsequent
> targets. But I'm only guessing.
>
> what are the rules around overrides?
> e.g. if a property is defined in the <project>
> </project> and also defined in a target, what value
> is used in subsequent targets?
>
> John
>
>
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