You could also separate the compilations processes of these two files,
and have the task related to "a" depend on the one related to "b".
--SD
On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 02:07:14PM +0200, Rouiller Claude wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have 2 source files: a.java and b.java.
> In a.java, I use a class that is defined in b.java.
>
> Imagine I've just compiled both files.
> If I modify only b.java and I call Ant again, Ant will call the compiler for
> b.java only. (This is not a surprise, because it is written in the Ant
> documentation "Only Java files that have no corresponding class file or
> where the class file is older than the java file will be compiled.")
>
> What I would like Ant to do is to recompile both files, even when I don't
> change a.java.
> A solution is to "clean" every time before calling the compiler.
> Is there any nicer solution??
>
> Claude
