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http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3016 *** shadow/3016 Tue Aug 7 02:38:46 2001 --- shadow/3016.tmp.14529 Tue Aug 7 02:38:47 2001 *************** *** 0 **** --- 1,36 ---- + +============================================================================+ + | install.html has errors around the dist target | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Bug #: 3016 Product: Ant | + | Status: NEW Version: Nightly build | + | Resolution: Platform: All | + | Severity: Minor OS/Version: All | + | Priority: Other Component: Documentation | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | Assigned To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | + | Reported By: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | + | CC list: Cc: | + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + | URL: | + +============================================================================+ + | DESCRIPTION | + In install.html it says: + + Your are now ready to build Ant: + + build -Ddist.dir=<directory_to_contain_Ant_distribution> dist (Windows) + + build.sh -Ddist.dir=<directory_to_contain_Ant_distribution> dist (Unix) + + This will create a binary distribution of Ant in the directory you specified. + + This is not the case. + The dist target does an antcall and redefines "dist.dir" to the value + of "dist.name", so doing + build.sh -Ddist.dir="../dist" dist + still creates a dist in ./jakarta-ant-1.4alpha + + But the default target is dist-lite, and it DOES honour the dist.dir setting. + + I'm not sure if the bug really is in the docs, because none of that actually + makes much sense to me, but I guess someone had a reason to set it up this way. \ No newline at end of file
