Michael Ludwig-6 wrote: > > jscripter schrieb am 22.06.2009 um 13:46:19 (-0700): >> >> Suppose I have an operation which deploys files and I have the option >> of deploying the files by copying them and deploying using symlinks: >> >> <target name="deploy-using-copy"> >> <task1> >> <copy-files-2> >> <task3> >> <copy-files-4> >> <task5> >> </target> >> >> <target name="deploy-using-link"> >> <task1> >> <link-files-2> >> <task3> >> <link-files-4> >> <task5> >> </target> >> >> What's the best way to factor out the commonality of these two >> targets? >> >> Note that <task1>, <task3>, etc. are going to be sequence of tasks and >> not just a single task element. >> (Is it possible to define a task which is a sequence of tasks?) > > Would target/@depends work for you? You would then factor out your > series of tasks to a different target. Isn't a target just a processing > unit placed in the dependency graph? > > <target name="deploy-using-copy" depends="trg1,trg3,trg5"> > ... > > <target name="deploy-using-link" depends="trg1,trg3,trg5"> > ... > > Michael Ludwig > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@ant.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@ant.apache.org > > >
I need to preserve the execution order of the tasks, so I don't think that would work. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/factoring-out-commonality-in-sequences-of-tasks-tp24155135p24155611.html Sent from the Ant - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: user-unsubscr...@ant.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: user-h...@ant.apache.org