http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=551
*** shadow/551 Fri Feb 9 07:06:32 2001 --- shadow/551.tmp.12337 Sun Feb 11 14:41:07 2001 *************** *** 2,9 **** | the exec task doesn't accept '*' and '?' in its arguments | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bug #: 551 Product: Ant | ! | Status: NEW Version: 1.3 Beta 1 | ! | Resolution: Platform: PC | | Severity: Normal OS/Version: Linux | | Priority: High Component: Core tasks | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ --- 2,9 ---- | the exec task doesn't accept '*' and '?' in its arguments | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Bug #: 551 Product: Ant | ! | Status: RESOLVED Version: 1.3 Beta 1 | ! | Resolution: WONTFIX Platform: PC | | Severity: Normal OS/Version: Linux | | Priority: High Component: Core tasks | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ *************** *** 36,39 **** IMHO the behavior is correct: if you want metacharacters interpreted by the command, you should explicitly run e.g. "sh" with the arguments "-c" and then your desired command-line-to-be-parsed. It is safer to not expand the wildcards ! by default. --- 36,43 ---- IMHO the behavior is correct: if you want metacharacters interpreted by the command, you should explicitly run e.g. "sh" with the arguments "-c" and then your desired command-line-to-be-parsed. It is safer to not expand the wildcards ! by default. ! ! ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2001-02-11 14:41 ------- ! As Jesse has said, expansion of * and ? is a function of the shell under Unix. ! I don't think we should duplicate this functionality in Ant.
