At 09:49 11/1/01 -0800, James Duncan Davidson wrote: >On 1/8/01 8:51 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> - <li><code>execute()</code> is called at runtime.</li> >> + <li><code>execute()</code> is called at runtime. While the above >> initialization >> + steps only occur once, the execute() method may be >> + called more than once, if the task is invoked more than once. For >> example, >> + if target1 and target2 both depend on target3, then running >> + "ant target1 target2" will run all tasks in target3 twice.</li> > >I guess this is really a legacy of how the current tree is formed. For Ant >2.0, with late binding of all property values and late creation of the >actual TaskActions, this wouldn't necessarily be the case.
I am not sure Ant2.0 will actually allow manipulation of instances in this manner thou ? Or do you see it as desirable? Cheers, Pete *-----------------------------------------------------* | "Faced with the choice between changing one's mind, | | and proving that there is no need to do so - almost | | everyone gets busy on the proof." | | - John Kenneth Galbraith | *-----------------------------------------------------*
