At 09:26 23/6/00 -0700, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I have a basic ANT question. > >Is it possible to execute a target only if it is >outdated? That is only if one of the files it depends >on is newer than the target file (assuming the target >is a file). How would I do that in ANT?
at the moment you would have to code it into a task. >I am using JavaCC and JJTree, parser generators, and >these tools will not compare the time stamps of the >input grammar and existing output files. FWIW I believe someone on the list has already written tasks to do just that. Cheers, Pete *------------------------------------------------------* | "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want | | to test a man's character, give him power." | | -Abraham Lincoln | *------------------------------------------------------*
