i read it but it did not click into i saw it in action.
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Loughran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:41 PM To: Ant Users List Subject: Re: "Elements of Ant Style": ant files separation ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Hightower" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ant Users List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 18:22 Subject: RE: "Elements of Ant Style": ant files separation > By > "-use XML includes to pull in common declarations across all build files." > > do you mean using an external entity? > > <!DOCTYPE myproject [ > <!ENTITY importedAntFile SYSTEM '../../common/build.xml> > ]> > > <project ...> > &importedAntFile; <!-- imported elements imported here --> > <target ...> > </target> > </project> > > If so... that is so cool. The first time I saw this was with the Sun Web > Services SDK. > rick, its mentioned in ant in anger, you've read that, surely :) Its about as cool as #include when you think about it -works for a while but has its intrinsic limitations. -steve -- 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]>
