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state imports are only allowed as top-level tasks

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Peter Reilly 22 years ago
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<title>Import Task</title> <title>Import Task</title>
</head> </head>
<body> <body>
<h2><a name="import">Import</a></h2>
<h3>Description</h3>
Imports another build file into the current project.<br>
<br>
On execution it will read another Ant file into
the same Project. This means that it basically works like the <a
href="http://ant.apache.org/faq.html#xml-entity-include">Entity
Includes as explained in the Ant FAQ</a>, as if the imported file was
contained in the importing file, minus the top <code>&lt;project&gt;</code>
tag.<br>
<br>
<h2><a name="import">Import</a></h2>
<h3>Description</h3>
<p>
Imports another build file into the current project.
</p>
<p>
On execution it will read another Ant file into
the same Project. This means that it basically works like the
<a href="http://ant.apache.org/faq.html#xml-entity-include">Entity
Includes as explained in the Ant FAQ</a>, as if the imported file was
contained in the importing file, minus the top <code>&lt;project&gt;</code>
tag.
</p>
<p>
The import task may only be used as a top-level task. This means that
it may not be used in a target.
</p>
<p>
There are two further functional aspects that pertain to this task and There are two further functional aspects that pertain to this task and
that are not possible with entity includes:<br>
that are not possible with entity includes:
<ul> <ul>
<li>target overriding</li> <li>target overriding</li>
<li>special properties<br>
</li>
<li>special properties</li>
</ul> </ul>
</p>
<b>Target overriding<br> <b>Target overriding<br>
<br> <br>
</b>If a target in the main file is also present in at least one of the </b>If a target in the main file is also present in at least one of the


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