----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Hatcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> While the special character tricks are cute, and I've thought about using > them myself on occasion, I don't think you can rely on them. An IDE could > invoke a target more directly through the API and bypass the command-line > interpretation that prevents "-target" being invoked. > > So, it works if calling only from the command-line, but I'd be willing to > bet that it does not work through IDE's with tight integration with Ant, > such as perhaps NetBeans.?? The IntelliJ IDEA integration with Ant displays a list of the targets in the selected Ant build file and greys out the ones with out descriptions. It also has an option to filter out those targets entirely. I don't see any benefit to adding some extra private indicator. No description is a sufficient indicator that the target shouldn't be used unless you know what you're doing. Ciao, Gordon -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
