>>>>> "AP" == Alexander Pokahr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AP> This causes much more problems for me, than i initially thought:
<fileset> has an includes attribute that still accepts multiple
patterns, can't you use this one?
AP> The possibility to just specify such properties in a (single)
AP> local property file was the most appreciated feature, when we
AP> switched from make to ant. It would be a pity, if this where no
AP> longer possible.
Take a look at patternset. If the number of includes/excludes you need
to specify is fixed, you can simply define a global patternset and
reuse it in your tasks (see Ant's own buildfile and the patterns used
in the <chmod> tasks for example).
<fileset dir="somedir" includes="${some.property}">
<patternset refid="my.fixed.patterns" />
<patternset>
<include name="one.more.pattern" />
<exclude name="and.one.more.pattern" />
</patternset>
</fileset>
should provide a quite powerful combination.
Stefan
