Kevin's requirements is exactly why I submitted the patch that allows properties to be explicitly passed to a build file. In the child build file, the properties become 'read-only' (as if passed using the -D:name=value command line parameter).
This would allow you to write something like: main.build ---------- <property name="debug" value="false" /> <nant buildfile="foo.build" inheritall="false"> <property name="debug" value="$debug" /> </nant> foo.build --------- <!-- can be overriden by command line or calling build file --> <property name="debug" value="true" /> instead of: main.build ---------- <property name="debug" value="false" /> <nant buildfile="foo.build" inheritall="true" /> foo.build: ---------- <ifnot propertyexists="debug"> <property name="debug" value="true" /> </ifnot> I prefer the first way, since it fits with the declarative nature of NAnt. I also prefer the inputs to the child build file to be explicit, to avoid leaking properties accidentally. Not to mention compatibility (in spirit) with Ant, which I wrote about previously on this list. What does everybody else think? How long will it be before we have a <switch/> task? Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Scott > Hernandez > Sent: 22 July 2002 22:41 > To: 'Nant-Developers (E-mail)' > Subject: RE: [nant-dev] IFTask PropertyMissing parameter? > > > I'm not sure why multiple logical checks are a problem. > > Maybe the simplest solution is to create an <ifnot> which is really the > if task checking !condition(s). > > Here is the code. > > class IfNotTask : IfTask > { > protected override bool ConditionsTrue { > return !base.ConditionsTrue; > } > } > > It would solve your problem by supplying the following syntax. > > <ifnot propertyexits="debug"/> > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Nant-developers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-developers
