Uptodate problem

[Steve Wilkinson]

I'm using Ant1.2 binaries.

I have the following:
        <target name="my.ear.uptodate">
                <echo message="******************************************"/>
                <echo message="executing my.ear.uptodate target"/>
                <echo message="******************************************"/>
                <echo message="my.war.dir=${my.war.dir}"/>
                <echo message="my.war.name=${my.war.name}"/>
                <echo message="my.assembly.dir=${my.assembly.dir}"/>
                <uptodate property="my.ear.deployNotRequired" 
        
targetfile="${my.ear.withpath}">
                        <srcfiles dir="${my.war.dir}/META-INF"
includes="application.xml"/>
                        <srcfiles dir="${my.war.dir}"
includes="${my.war.name}"/>
                </uptodate>
                <echo message="ofx.ear.deployNotRequired =
${my.ear.deployNotRequired} "/>
        </target>

If I touch the war file. The my.ear.deployNotRequired flag is not set.
(works)
If I delete the war file.  The my.ear.deployNotRequired flag is set.
(BROKEN)
If I re-build the war file in my.war.dir. The my.ear.deployNotRequired flag
is not set.  (works) 

I'm sure I have my directories setup properly because when I build the war
the deployNotRequired flag is not set.

Any answers?
Is this a bug?
Am I on an idiot and there is a problem with my my.ear.uptodate task?

Thanks in advance

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Steve Wilkinson
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