http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1656
*** shadow/1656 Tue May 8 07:54:54 2001 --- shadow/1656.tmp.215 Tue May 8 07:54:54 2001 *************** *** 0 **** --- 1,36 ---- + +============================================================================+ + | valid strings for execon task's os attribute not specified | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Bug #: 1656 Product: Ant | + | Status: NEW Version: 1.3 | + | Resolution: Platform: PC | + | Severity: Normal OS/Version: All | + | Priority: Component: Documentation | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Assigned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | + | Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | + | CC list: Cc: | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | URL: http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/manual/CoreTasks/execon.html | + +============================================================================+ + | DESCRIPTION | + The documentation for the "os" attribute of the "execon" task does not + list or otherwise specify the actual string values that the user needs + to give to designate operating systems. + + Note that the documentation doesn't even say how to determine the string + for the current operating system. + + + If the documentation does not list all values (e.g., because porting to + a new OS would make the documentation out of date), the documentation + should specify how to determine the string value for the current OS. + + (Actually, it would still help if the documentation listed sample values, + or listed all values known at the time of writing of the documentation.) + + If Ant has a standard property that reflects the name of the current OS, + and if possible values of that property are the strings to list in execon's + os attribute, then the execon.os documentation could refer the reader to + that property. (That would give the user a way to determine the required + string for any accessible operating system.)
