--- Suu Quan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > The apply task has special processing for
> arguments to the command to
> > execute. This allows it to be used sort of like a
> "make" rule to
> > compile .c files into .o files. The apply task
> compares modification
> > dates and only runs if the target files are out of
> date.
>
> Thanks Larry
> re, re, re-reading the manual, there is no way I can
> arrive at the
> conclusion above.
>
> > The execon always executes the specified command
> (as long as the OS
> > matches).
> >
> > Suu Quan wrote:
> > >
> > > In reading the manual, I don't see any reason,
> subtle or not why I
> should
> > > use one over the other.
> > >
> > > In additon I found this to be not true
> > >
> > > Parameters specified as nested elements
> > > ...
> > > env
> > > ...
> > > Please note that the environment of the current
> Ant process is NOT
> passed to
> > > the system command if you specify variables
> using <env>
> > >
> > > I did insert this line
> > > <env key="XX" value="see no evil"/>
> > > just to see if the environment is preserved: it
> is, all the environment
> > > variables exist in the subprocess and have the
> same values.
> >
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> >
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