How about using this instead...
<pathelement location="${helper.jar}"/>
and define ${helper.jar} either from an always-loaded property file???
Fixed paths are BAD in build.xml - use properties and other such techniques
and use indirection to make life much more pleasant and controllable! :)
Erik
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From: "Ray Tayek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 8:36 PM
Subject: test environment variable and if statement
> hi, can could someone please give me an example of examining an
environment
> variable and the using an if?
>
> i am trying to put in different classpaths depending on whether i am on
> windoze or linux.
>
> something like:
>
> if ${unix}=true
> then <pathelement location="foo/helper.jar"/>
> else <pathelement location="c:\lbar\helper.jar"/>
> fi
>
> or maybe classpath has an attrubute if or unless that i could use? where
> can i find a list of attributes?
>
> thanks
>
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