From: "Steve Loughran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am starting to think the Could not create task or type of type: error > message needs to be tuned to satisfy end user needs better, or alternatively > to stop people mailing groups/filing bugreps. Something like
+1 > 1. do NOT panic, mail all the mailing lists and generally escalate the > problem out of proportion. If folks read the comma as a semi-colon, we would have lots of fun ;-) Can you come up with something which drives home the point more explicitly like 1. Do not panic. Do not mail all the mailing lists... Apart from a few typos here and there, it looks good. > > 2. If this is a core Ant task, then maybe a dependent library is needed. > Look at the manual page of the task to see what it recommends. > > 3, if this is an optional Ant task, you need the optional tasks jar file, > and perhaps some extra libraries. Again, look at the manual page > > 4. If this is a third party task, you must import it using a <taskdef> > statement, have the task JAR and any dependent JAR files either in the ant > library directory or in the classpath specified in the <taskdef> statemens. > > 5. If you compiled ant yourself, you didnt have all the needed libraries in > place for the tasks you are now trying to use > > 6. If this is a nightly build, be advised that condition (5) applies to the > version you just downloaded. > > > --------- > Comments? > Cheers, Magesh -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
