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From: "Mike Castle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 09:25
Subject: detecting build failures with OUT exiting


>
> I'm knew to ANT and still in the process of trying to get up to speed on
> everything, including still reading through _Java Development With Ant_.

but of course :)

> Now, the problem with <antfile/>, at least as far as I have been able to
> read in the docs and ant-user archives, is that there is no
> failonerror="no" equivalent.  Nor do I see a general way to catch
failures.


There are <try> and <catch> tasks in ant-contrib.sf.net; these let you wrap
the <ant> calls. Covered on p256 of the book, btw.

> So, if a file fails to compile, the automated build exits, and I can't
send
> off an email from inside ant to the appropriate individuals telling them
> they need to buy the next round.

MailLogger is the way to do this. I like your 'your broke the build'
punishment policy.



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