RE: moving from windows to unix

2005-09-15 Thread hind.lwahhabi
Thanks a lot Andrew. I came nearly to the same conclusions, except that i am willing to use maybe perl scripts instead of batch/shell scripts. -Original Message- From: Andrew Goktepe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 9/14/2005 3:33 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: Re: moving from

Re: moving from windows to unix

2005-09-14 Thread Andrew Goktepe
Start with these: - all calls within the build files - any batch files that are used to setup environment variables and call Ant will have to be converted to shell scripts with the appropriate syntax - watch for backslashes anywhere and change them - remember that files and directories in UNIX a

RE: moving from windows to unix: found already some clues

2005-09-14 Thread Dick, Brian E.
Watch the lineseparator when copying text files between platforms. Some apps are sensitive to the lineseparator. -Original Message- From: RADEMAKERS Tanguy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 12:10 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: RE: moving from windows to unix

RE: moving from windows to unix: found already some clues

2005-09-14 Thread RADEMAKERS Tanguy
>to be honest, there isnt much literature on it because its so >easy. the >only things that break are > >-case of filenames >- of native apps. - use of the task. - use of the task (if you don't have libcabinet) - check that your tasks use the targetos attribute and not hardcoded dirsep/pathse

Re: moving from windows to unix: found already some clues

2005-09-14 Thread Steve Loughran
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok:)since i read your article before writing my ant scripts, i guess i have quite nothing to do in this migration:) to be honest, there isnt much literature on it because its so easy. the only things that break are -case of filenames - of native apps. -

RE: moving from windows to unix: found already some clues

2005-09-14 Thread hind.lwahhabi
ok:)since i read your article before writing my ant scripts, i guess i have quite nothing to do in this migration:) -Original Message- From: Steve Loughran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 9/14/2005 2:43 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: Re: moving from windows to unix: found already

Re: moving from windows to unix: found already some clues

2005-09-14 Thread Steve Loughran
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: in the now famous article"ant in anger" (http://ant.apache.org/ant_in_anger.html). I wonder if someone has something else to add to this excellent article? it doesnt need any updates :) - To unsubscri

RE: moving from windows to unix: found already some clues

2005-09-14 Thread hind.lwahhabi
in the now famous article"ant in anger" (http://ant.apache.org/ant_in_anger.html). I wonder if someone has something else to add to this excellent article? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 9/14/2005 2:22 PM To: user@ant.apache.org Subject: mo