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How to make ANT keep source line numbers When I build with ANT 1.3, exceptions show source code line numbers. For example: java.lang.Exception: com.ge.med.gemsit.rs.dise.app_server_not_available ...more

<echo file="..." append="true"/>, it´s described in the manual.

Can junit task take command-line arguments? I am trying to run junit tests with Ant's <junit> task. The problem is that my tests takes in some sample data and sample outout as arguments to ...more

Evaluating properties based on other properties Hi all My question involves a little explanation, so I hope it makes sense... I have a properties file that defines a comma-delimited list of na...more

Problem with a simple delete task I'm trying to do a very simple Ant equivalent of "make clean" where I delete Emacs temp file (e.g. rm -f *~) but I can't get Ant to find those files. Here is my ...more

Configurating datasources with ant? Is there a way to configure a datasource using ant that will result in the server.xml updated to give me datasources? I can delete, update and deploy application...more

How to generate IBM WAS 5 binding files with Ant? Hello, Do you know if there are some Ant tasks that generate WAS 5 binding files for an EAR module, WAR module and EJB modules? If there are, coul...more

how to build a property from several other properties? I have a property file called abs.properties containing the property definition as: myapp.internet.prod.acl.enforcement=on Now, I want to d...more

How do I describe a make-like file based dependency? How do I write ant rules that corresponds to a Mekefile rule like: foo.txt: bar.txt dosomething bar.txt foo.txt ? Note there is no ge...more

Idiom for setting a property from an environment variable, or default? I want to take the value of a property from an environment variable. First, I was hardwiring the property with this: <pro...more

Pass command line argument to build file Hi All, Here is what I intend to do: I need to set a property value which is passed by a command line argument. As in java we do, java myclass a...more

How to give a value with spaces to a property from Command prompt? how can i pass value to a property from comand prompt. Thev value has spaces, eg ant -Dcmd=update -d

Reading multiple property files using wildcards (*.properties) Hi Gurus can anyone give me a hint on how i can import all property files in a specific directory using wildcards ? Example: A direct...more

Is there a way i can get substring value of property/param value.. Is there a way i can get substring value of property/param value...I am using foreach custom task to get a list of files..but it i...more

Dry run for ant. Is there a way to tell ant not to actually build the targets and just show how it will? Something similar to gmake -n? thanks, Kedar