help with exec to compile c file

hi, I am currently compiling using exec but it seems that ANT always compiles the .c file regardless of .c has changed or not. is there any way that ant checks for timestamps of source files and acts smart about building executable when we are using exec. do you know how to modify code below

Re: help with exec task

--- Radha Sangal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please help me figure this out, its quite simple. I > am executing > cabarc.exe to extract cab files in a dir. No error > is displayed but I > don't get my files > > Ant script : > > > > > > > >

help with exec task

Please help me figure this out, its quite simple. I am executing cabarc.exe to extract cab files in a dir. No error is displayed but I don't get my files Ant script : Ou

Re: help with exec

Thanks for all those who helped with suggestions to fix the problem. I fixed it by modifying the perl script to process the input arguments, instead of expecting stdin. -Lakshmi Tom Maccariella wrote: You may want to create a separate shell script that makes the call to perl with your arguments, a