-projecthelp will not list tasks without a description attribute or element. It is indeed a common idiom to prefix private target names with a dash to prevent being callable from the command line (easily), but as you mention it's kind of a hack. Since ANT doesn't seem to have any/much restrictions on target names, it seems legit though (except maybe using a comma, since it's the target separator of the depends attribute).
I personally post-fix target names with a question mark when they check something, usually setting properties conditionally. Regards, --DD -----Original Message----- From: Ernst de Haan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 6:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Display -XXX tasks in -projecthelp result? Hi, Suggestion: Perhaps we should disable displaying of the 'private' tasks in the -projecthelp output? Private tasks can be implemented by having their name start with a dash '-'. In fact this is a sort of dirty hack, because Ant considers an argument starting with a hash as an argument instead of a target name. Ernst -- Ernst de Haan EuroNet Internet B.V. "Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest" -- Jesus Christ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
