Hello all - I'm having a really hard time making 'pathconvert' do what I think it should. The build file below is supposed to replace the first several characters of a path with a platform specific root, but the substitutions don't happen like I thought they should:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <project name="imf" default="dump-info" basedir="."> <property name="tools.unix.iplanet" value="/opt" /> <property name="tools.windows.iplanet" value="D:\" /> <property name="PATH.PREFIX.TOKEN" value="/prefix" /> <property name="home.iplanet" value="${PATH.PREFIX.TOKEN}/iplanet/ias6/ias"/> <path id="path.iplanet"> <pathelement location="${home.iplanet}/classes/java/iasclient.jar}" /> </path> <target name="generate_classpath" > <echo message="BEFORE: PATH.PREFIX.TOKEN=${PATH.PREFIX.TOKEN}"/> <echo message="BEFORE: home.iplanet=${home.iplanet}"/> <echo message="BEFORE: tools.windows.iplanet=${tools.windows.iplanet}"/> <echo message="BEFORE: classpath.project=${classpath.project}"/> <pathconvert targetos="windows" property="classpath.project" refid="path.iplanet"> <map from="${PATH.PREFIX.TOKEN}" to="${tools.windows.iplanet}" /> </pathconvert> <echo message="AFTER: classpath.project=${classpath.project} "/> </target> <target name="dump-info" depends="generate_classpath"> <echo message="ant.version=${ant.version}" /> <echo message="ant.file=${ant.file}" /> <echo message="" /> <echo message="java.vm.info=${java.vm.info}" /> <echo message="java.vm.name=${java.vm.name}" /> <echo message="java.vm.vendor=${java.vm.vendor}" /> <echo message="java.vm.version=${java.vm.version}" /> <echo message="os.arch=${os.arch}" /> <echo message="os.name=${os.name}" /> <echo message="os.version=${os.version}" /> <echo message="" /> <echo message="classpath.project=${classpath.project}" /> </target> </project> Executing ant against this produces the following: Buildfile: build.xml generate_classpath: [echo] BEFORE: PATH.PREFIX.TOKEN=/prefix [echo] BEFORE: home.iplanet=/prefix/iplanet/ias6/ias [echo] BEFORE: tools.windows.iplanet=D:\ [echo] BEFORE: classpath.project=${classpath.project} [echo] AFTER: classpath.project=e:\prefix\iplanet\ias6\ias\classes\java\iasclient.jar} dump-info: [echo] ant.version=Ant version 1.4 compiled on October 11 2001 [echo] ant.file=e:\home\kgentle\work\head\imf_ii\build.xml [echo] [echo] java.vm.info=mixed mode [echo] java.vm.name=Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM [echo] java.vm.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc. [echo] java.vm.version=1.3.0-C [echo] os.arch=x86 [echo] os.name=Windows NT [echo] os.version=4.0 [echo] [echo] classpath.project=e:\prefix\iplanet\ias6\ias\classes\java\iasclient.jar} BUILD SUCCESSFUL Total time: 1 second Why does 'pathconvert' ignore the substitution of "D:\" for "/prefix"? Why does it prepend the "e:\" instead? Should I be doing this a different way? Thanks in advance! Ken ========================================================================== J. Kenneth Gentle (Ken) | Phone: (610)964-2800 FAX: (610)964-9590 iMedium | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 900 West Valley Rd, Suite 301 | Wayne, PA 19087-1830 | Direct Phone: (610)225-3560 ========================================================================== -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>