Rob van Oostrum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> My master build file invokes my generic app build script passing the
> project name as a property. So the name of the property in the
> generic app script is httpd.service.name.${project.name}
I'm not sure whether I fully understand your case, but let me explain
how I would solve this (if it doesn't solve your problem, I've not
understood it 8-):
In your build file
<property file="${project.name}.properties" />
<property name="httpd.service.name" value="your-default-value" />
and define httpd.service.name in the apropriate properties file - on a
developer by developer basis.
Why wouldn't this work?
> If the code for parsing these strings is set up to work recursively
> (the only 'drawback' IMHO would be that you can't use the ${} chars
> in property names, which is a good rule to have anyway),
It would be yet another step on the road to an XML scripting language
(that Ant has allegedly already become).
Stefan
