[SUBMIT] Configure task (much like UNIX configure tool)

[Martin Gee]

Hi Gents,

FROM OUR DOCS....

A good build environment needs to be easily portable from machine to
machine. Developers are picky about laying out directories their own way.
This configure task was inspired by the linux configure command. Where,
before doing a source tree build we need to inspect a users evironment for
the third-party libs needed to complete a build. Externalizing the transient
pieces of your build enviroment help mitigate diverse user environments.
This task will bootstrap your development environment by creating
aproperties file that contains transient items such as compiler settings and
classpaths. This task uses the inherient search capabilites of patterns and
filesets. See ANT docs for description(s) of patternset and fileset.


Attached files:
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org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.ConfigurTask.java
org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.PathProperty.java

configure.xml (example)
configure.html (Docs)
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Cheers,
Martin Gee

ConfigureTask.java
Description: Binary data

PathProperty.java
Description: Binary data

<project name="configure" default="configure" basedir=".">

<!-- ======================================================= -->
<!-- This task creates and configures build.properties  	    -->
<!-- ======================================================= -->
<target name="configure">

	<configure target="${basedir}/build.properties" prompt="on">
		<property name="build.compiler" value="jikes"/>
		<property name="debug" value="on"/>
		<property name="optimize" value="on"/>
		<property name="deprecation" value="on"/>

		<pathproperty name="root" value="${basedir}"/>
		<pathproperty name="src" value="${basedir}"/>
		<pathproperty name="docs" value="${basedir}/docs"/>
		<pathproperty name="classes" value="${basedir}/classes"/>
		<pathproperty name="build" value="${basedir}/build"/>

		<pathproperty name="classpath">
			<path>
				<pathelement location="${basedir}" />

				<fileset dir="${SDKS_HOME}">
					<include name="**/j2ee.jar"/>
					<include name="XML*/xerces.jar"/>
					<include name="XML*/xml4j.jar"/>
					<include name="**/rt.jar"/>
				</fileset>

			</path>
		</pathproperty>

	</configure>
</target>
</project>

Title: configure

configure Description A good build environment needs to be easily portable from machine to machine. Developers are picky about laying out directories their own way. This configure task was inspired by the linux configure command. Where, before doing a source tree build weneed to inspect a users evironment for the third-party libs needed to complete a build. Externalizing the transient pieces of your build enviroment help mitigate diverse user environments.  This task will bootstrap your development environment by creating aproperties file that contains transient items such as compiler settings and classpaths. This task uses the inherient search capabilites of patterns and filesets.See ANT docs for description(s) of patternset and fileset. Parameters   Attribute Description Required target The properties file you wish to create. yes prompt Goes interative if pathproperties aren't found. yes Elements   Element Description Required property Creates a name value pair in the target. No pathproperty Creates an entry in the properties file that is path savy. No echo echos comments to the properties file. No Example Typically you will create a configure.xml script that will create the target properties file. Then your build.xml scripts will reference the target properties fileforit's transient properties.   <configure target="${basedir}/build.properties" />       <property name="build.compiler" value="jikes" />       <property name="debug" value="on">       <pathproperty name="root" value="${basedir}" />       <pathproperty name="classpath" />         <path>           <pathelememt location="${basedir}" />           <fileset dir="${TOOLS_HOME}" />             <include name="**/j2ee.jar" />             <include name="**/rt.jar" />           <fileset />         </path>       <pathproperty/>    </configure>