The task and the taskdef both have the exact same case 'mimeMail'. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jill Stephenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, 10 December 2001 14:52 > To: Ant Users List > Subject: Re: Setting classpath for Taskdef > > > Try changing the name of the taskdef to be all lowercase, it > seems like the case of the task definition and actual usage of > the task must match ... > > -- > Jill > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Ant Users List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:29 PM > Subject: RE: Setting classpath for Taskdef > > > > OK. > > > > If I remove optional.jar from %ANT_HOME%\lib but define it > in the MimeMail > > taskdef along with J2ee.jar, > > then Ant can't find the MimeMail task. > > > > ie > > > > <taskdef name="mimeMail" > > classname="org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.MimeMail"> > > <classpath> > > <pathelement location="${project}/lib/j2ee/j2ee.jar"/> > > <pathelement location="${project}/tools/ant/lib/optional.jar"/> > > </classpath> > > </taskdef> > > > > Gives > > > > D:\source\main\buildScripts\NightlyBuild.xml:44: taskdef class > > org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.net.MimeMail cannot be found > > at > > > org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Definer.addDefinition(Definer.java:176) > > at > org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Definer.execute(Definer.java:114) > > > > etc > > > > But if I define the taskdef for MimeMail as above and don't remove > > optional.jar from %ANT_HOME%\lib then I get > > > > > > D:\source\main\buildScripts\NightlyBuild.xml:172: Could not > create task of > > type: mimeMail due to java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: > javax/mail/Address > > at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.createTask(Project.java:509) > > at > > > org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.makeTask(UnknownElement.java:148) > > at > > > org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.maybeConfigure(UnknownElem > ent.java:83) > > at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:216) > > > > > > So it wuld seem that Ant definitely requires the optional.jar in its > > classpath when executed, and can't pick it up from the > taskdef classpath > > attribute. > > > > It also seems that Ant requires that any libraries that are > needed by an > > optional task to also be included in Ant's classpath. > > Ie these classes can't be specified via the classpath attribute of > taskdef. > > > > So either I'm doing something totally wrong, or the > classpath attribute > > doesn't appear to function. > > > > William > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Steve Loughran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Monday, 10 December 2001 12:55 > > > To: Ant Users List > > > Subject: Re: Setting classpath for Taskdef > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "William Ferguson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "'Ant Users List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2001 4:32 PM > > > Subject: RE: Setting classpath for Taskdef > > > > > > > > > > Thanks Eric, > > > > > > > > optional.jar is already in %ANT_HOME%\lib and it finds it OK. > > > > It's just not finding j2ee.jar > > > > > > That is because the task in optional.jar is in a different > > > classloader from > > > the j2ee jar. > > > > > > > If I explicitly add j2ee.jar to the classpath when I > invoke Ant then > > > > everything works OK. > > > > But that is not an optimal solution. > > > > > > It is all you get unless you pull optional.jar from ant\lib > > > and include it > > > in the classpath you spec for MimeMail. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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]> > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------- > > The contents of this message are the views of the Author and > do not necessarily reflect the views of SUNCORP METWAY LTD > ABN 66 010 831 722. > > The content of this e-mail, including attachments is a > confidential communication between the Suncorp Metway Group > and the intended addressee. Any unauthorised use of the > contents is expressly prohibited. If you have received this > e-mail in error please contact the sender immediately and > then delete the message and any attachment(s). > > http://www.suncorpmetway.com.au > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
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