javac task does not error on bad paths?

[Rhodes, Phillip C.]

javac tasks that refer to paths that are nonexistent do not generate errors.

Can someone explain anything more on this?

Thanks in advance,
Phillip


<target name="compile">
<javac srcdir="/src" 
destdir="/classes">
<classpath>
<pathelement path="${base.classpath}" />
</classpath>
<include name="**/${pkgroot}badpath/**" />
</javac> 
</target>