Re: ant javac uses rt.jar even though it isn't in classpath

2006-06-16 Thread Grant Lewis
If you are using the ant command-line script then it's setting a classpath before it invokes ant's main class. This classpath likely includes the rt.jar you are trying to avoid, a bad idea if you ask me. I would downgrade my JDK before I removed classes from rt.jar or moved another jar in front of

Re: Iterate over "filelist" with java task?

2006-05-12 Thread Grant Lewis
I generally define macrodef under project but it's also legal under target. Where you put the definition defines the scope of the macro. If you so choose, you can define macros in a project by themselves and use the import task to pull them into the current build file. Import and macros are a power

Re: Iterate over "filelist" with java task?

2006-05-12 Thread Grant Lewis
A macrodef can pretty much include any other ant task between its sequential tag. Below is an example from the docs showing the macro definition and a call to the macro. Pay close attention to the tag and replace it with a tag named and you get the general idea of a macro. When the macro is exec

Re: Iterate over "filelist" with java task?

2006-05-12 Thread Grant Lewis
If you are using 1.6.x, define a macro using macrodef and call the macro with each file. I used a similar approach to automate xdoclet tasks for different groups of files. Grant - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For ad

Re: trouble with inheritrefs in version 1.5.4

2006-05-09 Thread Grant Lewis
Stefan Bodewig wrote: > On Mon, 08 May 2006, Grant Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> In my child project I have the following path definition: >> >> >>

trouble with inheritrefs in version 1.5.4

2006-05-08 Thread Grant Lewis
I'm not having much luck with in version 1.5.4. I'm stuck using 1.5.4 because a weblogic ant task used in my build process requires 1.5.4 so I can't upgrade to the latest release. In my parent script I define a path element like the following: I then have a target definition that i