Tagging a release using cvs task

[Dirk Weigenand]

Hello List,

i try to tag a release using the cvs task in the following target:

<target name="build" depends="prepare" >
  <!-- get the latest source of the tip -->
    <cvs command="update -d -A" />

  <!-- do a clean rebuild -->
    <antcall target="rebuild" />

  <!-- Oh it compiles so let's ship it... -->

  <!-- update some properties used to identify this particular release
-->
    <propertyfile file="src/de/invers/kalkulator/version.properties">
      <entry key="invers.kalkulator.version-date" type="date"
value="now"
                                                 pattern="dd.MM.yyyy" />
      <entry key="invers.kalkulator.buildno" type="int" operation="+"
                                                 default="0" />
    </propertyfile>

<!-- pull in the properties so we can use to tag the release -->
  <property file="src/de/invers/kalkulator/version.properties" />

<!-- commit the just updated properties to CVS so they are included in
the release --> 
  <cvs command="commit -m 'Commit f&#252;r Release-build am
${TODAY_DE}'" />

<!-- Build up the release tag from our just updated properties (replaced
here by the string
     SOME_LONGISH_RELEASE_TAG for brevity). It's well formed regarding
CVS's expectations
     regarding release tags. -->
  <property name="release.tag"
            value="Release_${TODAY_DE}_VERSION_SOME_LONGISH_RELEASE_TAG"
/>

<!-- Now comes the culprit: I seem not be able to meet my goal using the
cvs task with
     the following incantation. If i pulled the property ${release.tag}
into the value
     of the command property it would be passed unchanged (i.e. not
expanded to cvs, wich
     would complain (justly so) about a not well formed release tag,
i.e. no $-sign etc.
-->
  <cvs command="tag" tag="${release.tag}" />

<!-- Do an update with the release tag (not strictly necessary?) -->
  <cvs command="update -d -A" tag="${release.tag}" />
</target>

So the question is probably is what i outlined above possible with the
CVS task or do i 
have to resort to <apply/>.

Or am i completely missing something??

Anny comments are appreciated.

regards,
        Dirk
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