btw, I fixed the refid error on line 20 and the problem still persists
with all classpath combinations: <classpath refid="testclasspath.ref"/>
MikeG wrote:
Hi,
junit.jar is in the classpath but removing it (once the test classes
are built) doesn't help, I get the exact same error. I can make it
work using the <java> tag to lanuch junit but this isn't so flexible.
The error and the example ant file that produces it is below.
build/classes/hello contains HelloWorld.class and
build/testclasses/hello contains HelloWorldTest.class.
Hope it's just something trivial I've missed, even if I do get egg on
my face.
Thanks again.
MikeG
$ ant -f runjunit.xml
Buildfile: runjunit.xml
build:
buildtests:
test:
BUILD FAILED
/home/mike/demo/runjunit.xml:19: Could not create task or type of
type: junit.
Ant could not find the task or a class this task relies upon.
This is common and has a number of causes; the usual
solutions are to read the manual pages then download and
install needed JAR files, or fix the build file:
- You have misspelt 'junit'.
Fix: check your spelling.
- The task needs an external JAR file to execute
and this is not found at the right place in the classpath.
Fix: check the documentation for dependencies.
Fix: declare the task.
- The task is an Ant optional task and the JAR file and/or libraries
implementing the functionality were not found at the time you
yourself built your installation of Ant from the Ant sources.
Fix: Look in the ANT_HOME/lib for the 'ant-' JAR corresponding to the
task and make sure it contains more than merely a
META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.
If all it contains is the manifest, then rebuild Ant with the needed
libraries present in ${ant.home}/lib/optional/ , or alternatively,
download a pre-built release version from apache.org
- The build file was written for a later version of Ant
Fix: upgrade to at least the latest release version of Ant
- The task is not an Ant core or optional task
and needs to be declared using <taskdef>.
- You are attempting to use a task defined using
<presetdef> or <macrodef> but have spelt wrong or not
defined it at the point of use
Remember that for JAR files to be visible to Ant tasks implemented
in ANT_HOME/lib, the files must be in the same directory or on the
classpath
Please neither file bug reports on this problem, nor email the
Ant mailing lists, until all of these causes have been explored,
as this is not an Ant bug.
Total time: 3 seconds
$ cat runjunit.xml
<project name="demo" default="test" basedir=".">
<!-- Common property definitions -->
<property name="build.dir" value="build"/>
<property name="lib.dir" value="lib"/>
<property name="class.dir" value="${build.dir}/classes"/>
<property name="testclass.dir" value="${build.dir}/testclasses"/>
<property name="build.source" value="1.5"/>
<property name="build.debug" value="true"/>
<path id="testclasspath.ref">
<pathelement location="${class.dir}"/>
<pathelement location="${testclass.dir}"/>
<!--
<pathelement location="/usr/local/lib/java/ant/ant-junit.jar"/>
<pathelement location="${lib.dir}/junit.jar"/>
-->
</path>
<!-- run all the tests -->
<target name="test" >
<junit printsummary="yes">
<classpath refid="${testclasspath.ref}"/>
<batchtest>
<fileset dir="${testclass.dir}">
<include name="**/*Test.java"/>
</fileset>
</batchtest>
</junit>
<!--
<java
fork="yes"
classname="junit.textui.TestRunner"
taskname="junit"
classpathref="testclasspath.ref" >
<arg value="hello.HelloWorldTest"/>
</java>
-->
</target>
</project>
Jeremy Huiskamp wrote:
Please report the specific error printed out.
Also, do you have junit.jar on your classpath as well?
Jeremy
