| Invoking a target (Ant 1.7) in a loop (Ant-Contrib) | Invoking a target (Ant 1.7) in a loop (Ant-Contrib) 2007-01-16 - By Scot P. Floess
I only mention it as I like to use macrodef's in places where the target
really doesn't make sense standalone...
Rebo, Alex wrote:
> Don't know much about macrodef, but will give it a try.
> Thanks for the hint!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scot P. Floess [mailto:floess@(protected)]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 15:15
> To: Ant Users List
> Subject: Re: Invoking a target (Ant 1.7) in a loop (Ant-Contrib)
>
>
> Just curious, but why not make computeCheckSum a macrodef instead of a
> target? Does it ever "stand on its own" or is it sorta a functional
> unit to be called? By that, I mean do you ever execute ant using that
> as a target or is it a utility type thing?
>
> Rebo, Alex wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> In attempt to compute checksums for all files in a directory I wrote this:
>>
>> <fileset id="myLibs" dir="${extention}">
>> <include name="*.jar"/>
>> </fileset>
>>
>> .....
>>
>> <target name="thisTargetName">
>> <foreach target="computeCheckSum" param="fileToWorkOn"
>> inheritall="true">
>> <path>
>> <fileset refid="myLibs" />
>> </path>
>> </foreach>
>> </target>
>>
>> ....
>>
>> <target name="computeCheckSum">
>> <checksum file="${fileToWorkOn}" algorithm="MD5" />
>> <echo>
>> Created checksum file for ${fileToWorkOn}.
>> </echo>
>> </target>
>>
>> OK. It's, probably, the worst Ant you ever seen. (BTW, any comments on how
>> to improve it
>> are welcome). But it works ... until you ask it to become verbose.
>>
>> Here what it does:
>>
>> [antcall] calling target(s) [computeCheckSum] in build file
>> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWor
>> kspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.xml
>> parsing buildfile
>>
> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.xml
>
>> wit
>> h URI = file:/C:/Devel/RAD/RADWorkspace_Sample/ConfigureServer/build.xml
>> Project base dir set to: C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer
>> parsing buildfile
>> jar:file:/C:/Java/Apache/Ant/ant-contrib/ant-contrib-1.0b3.jar
>> !/net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml with URI =
>> jar:file:/C:/Java/Apache/Ant/ant-contr
>> ib/ant-contrib-1.0b3.jar!/net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml
>> Trying to override old definition of task propertycopy
>> Trying to override old definition of task shellscript
>>
>> .....
>>
>> Trying to override old definition of task headMethod
>> Trying to override old definition of task importurl
>> [property] Loading Environment env.
>> [property] Loading
>> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.prope
>> rties
>> [antcall] Entering
>> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.xml.
>> ..
>> Build sequence for target(s) `computeCheckSum is [computeCheckSum]
>> Complete build sequence is [computeCheckSum, determineEnv, selfCheck,
>> destCheck,
>> copy, configure, test, main, , verifyCheckSum]
>>
>> computeCheckSum:
>> [antcall] Exiting
>> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.xml.
>> [antcall] calling target(s) [computeCheckSum] in build file
>> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWor
>> kspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.xml
>> parsing buildfile
>>
> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.xml
>
>> wit
>> h URI = file:/C:/Devel/RAD/RADWorkspace_Sample/ConfigureServer/build.xml
>> Project base dir set to: C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer
>> parsing buildfile
>> jar:file:/C:/Java/Apache/Ant/ant-contrib/ant-contrib-1.0b3.jar
>> !/net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml with URI =
>> jar:file:/C:/Java/Apache/Ant/ant-contr
>> ib/ant-contrib-1.0b3.jar!/net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml
>> Trying to override old definition of task propertycopy
>> Trying to override old definition of task shellscript
>>
>> ...
>>
>> Trying to override old definition of task headMethod
>> Trying to override old definition of task importurl
>> [property] Loading Environment env.
>> [property] Loading
>> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.prope
>> rties
>> [antcall] Entering
>> C:\Devel\RAD\RADWorkspace_Sample\ConfigureServer\build.xml.
>>
>> Looks like it's calling itself via [antcall]. Is suppose to do that when
>> target is invoked in a loop?
>> Or I'm doing smth awfully "smart"?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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