Scott, you are correct - A FileSet will break if the directory does not exist. If you feel strongly about this bug (as I do), then please cast a vote for it - see link
"FileSet and DirSet break if the directory does not exist" http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11270 To get around your problem, you can create the directory (as you have surmised). Or you can skip targets containing the fileset by using a combination of the Available task and depends - very clunky. Or specify a fileset whose directory is known to exist and use the <include><exclude> to filter the files - may inclde relative paths that are not suitable. I sugest option 1, and help get it fixed for Ant 1.6 :-) William > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Ellsworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 2 August 2002 8:31 > To: Ant List > Subject: Can a jar fileset/zipfileset refer to a nonexistent > directory? > > > Our developers want to include the contents of the "images" directory > into produced zip files if it exists. > > The code is simple enough: > > <property name="compile.images" > value="${project.work.dir}/images"/> > > <target name="jar" > > <mkdir dir="${jar.dist}"/> > <jar > jarfile="${jar.dist}/${jar.baseName}.jar" > compress="${jar.compress}"> > <zipgroupfileset dir="${compile.product.dir}" > includes="${jar.extra.product.zip}"/> > <zipgroupfileset dir="${compile.library.dir}" > includes="${jar.extra.library.zip}"/> > <zipfileset dir="${compile.images}" prefix="images"/> > <fileset dir="${compile.classes}"/> > </jar> > </target> > > The problem comes if the "images" directory does not exist. > The build > will then fail with > > file:/Users/work/Documents/coding/isis/source/build/standard- > build.xml:202: > /Users/work/Documents/coding/isis/source/metagraph/persistence > /persistable/ > images not found. > > I could create it in every one of our hundred or so projects > with a one > line mkdir, but the developers have already said that they do > not want > that. They feel that the directory should only exist in the > file system > if there are actually images to process, and thus making a > zillion such > directories just in case they may exist some day. > > So, any suggestions? > > Scott > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
