> Before I go and do this, I'm wondering if I'm just missing something.
>
> What I'm looking for is the ability to execute a process and store its
> output
> in a property, for example:
>
> <property name="build" exec="cleartool describe -attr buildnum
> ${ant.file}"/>
>
> Or, if you prefer:
>
> <property name="build">
> <exec executable="cleartool">
> <arg line="describe -attr buildnum ${ant.file}"/>
> </exec>
> </property>
>
> Or perhaps?
>
> <target name="init">
> <exec executable="cleartool" property="build">
> <arg line="describe -attr buildnum ${ant.file}"/>
> </exec>
> </property>
>
>
> This seems like a pretty obvious bit of functionality to have, so I'm
> surprised I
> didn't see it already. I'll implement if someone suggests the preferred
> syntax
> for this.
>
> -Peter
>
