On 11/24/07 8:26 AM, "Rashmi Rubdi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm using the modified selector to execute a task only if a .xml file
> was changed, the modified selector works as expected.
>
> However, I'm trying to get the selector to be in effect only if the
> "if" , condition is met. The if condition is there to disable the
> selector incase the classes output directory doesn't exist.
>
> The selector seems to take effect regardless of what's in the "if" condition.
>
> Here's a small snippet of the ant build file.
>
> <available file="output/classes" property="output_dir_exists"
> type="dir" value="true"/>
>
> <selector id="xml_file_modified" if="${output_dir_exists}">
I haven't checked the manual to see if <selector> even takes the "if"
attribute, but for those elements that do take the "if" attribute, the value
should be the name of the property, not its value:
<selector id="xml_file_modified" if="output_dir_exists">
> <modified update="true"
> seldirs="false"
> cache="propertyfile"
> algorithm="digest"
> comparator="equal">
> <param name="cache.cachefile" value="cache.properties"/>
> <param name="algorithm.algorithm" value="MD5"/>
> </modified>
> </selector>
>
> <javac .........>
> <fileset dir="src">
> <selector refid="xml_file_modified"/>
> <includes
> </fileset>
> </javac>
>
> I tried many other things like using the "unless" attribute instead of
> "if" attribute.
>
> I also checked the Ant manual.
>
> The version of Ant is 1.7 and JDK 1.6.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
--
Rick Genter
Principal Software Engineer
Silverlink Communications
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www.silverlink.com
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