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http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18324 Global Tasks Summary: Global Tasks Product: Ant Version: unspecified Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: Other Component: Optional Tasks AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It would be a great improvement to be able to create custom tasks that CAN be called globally, i.e. not forced to be used inside a target. Like the property task or the path type. In our case, it leads to weird patterns because we have to create useless target and add dependencies everywhere to be able to have cutom global initialization sections. I looked in ant's source code and it is hardcoded that only property, taskdef, target and path be recognized outside of a target. You could create a new interface that, when implemented, permits the use of those tasks globally.
