Joe,
I do the same interface, having a main build file to kick off the individual
build files.
Use the code I sent you before in each target.
Don't use exec!!!!
Look in the manual too.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe St. Germain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: stopping an <exec>
> Hi T Master,
>
> I'm new to "ANT". I've only been using it for about 3 days.
> I've got all of my individual XML files done, but was thinking
> I could create a main XML file to kicj off all of the other XML
> files. A sort of controller XML file. I thought I'd use the <exec>
> task within a <target> task for each XML file I wanted to run,
> and that worls fine. The probelm is thast if 1 of the <exec>'d XML
> files has a compile( javac ) error, I'd like processing of the main
> XMLfile to stop. I can't find a way to make the stop happen.
> I haven't tried using <ant> tasks within a <target> task, but will
> give it a try. I'll let you know what happens, unless you can tell
> me that provessing will not stop this way either.
>
>
> Thanks for answering my post T Master,
> -Joe
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "T Master" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 6:19 PM
> Subject: Re: stopping an <exec>
>
>
> > Why are you using <exec> to call other buildfiles?
> > use <ant>:
> > <ant antfile="${buildfile.dir}/${mybuildfile}" target="build">
> >
> > Unless of course, this is the way you want....
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe St. Germain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 4:06 PM
> > Subject: stopping an <exec>
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know how to stop the processing of an <exec>.
> > My <exec> kicks off a <javac> in another build.xml file. If
> > <javac> reports errors, I'd like the calling exec to stop execution
> > and anything passed that exec to also stop. If you haven't already
> > guest, I've got a build.xml that controls the execution of other
> > XML files via the <exec> task. I tried the failonerror flag on both
> > tasks, but it dosen't work. I don't believe that javac returns
> > anything, and that may be the reason.
> >
> >
> > -Joe
> >
> >
> >
>
