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  • Sam Ruby (rubys@us.ibm.com)
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    Version 1.0.6 - 2000/02/13

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    Version 1.0.7 - 2000/02/28

    Table of Contents

    @@ -238,8 +238,6 @@ can get executed earlier when an earlier target depends on it:

    Suppose we want to execute target D. From its depends attribute, you might think that first target C, then B and then A is executed. Wrong! C depends on B, and B depends on A, so first A is executed, then B, then C, and finally D.

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    In situations without such dependencies, you can rely on the order of the -targets in the depends attributes.

    A target gets executed only once. Even when more targets depend on it (see the previous example).

    A target has also the ability to perform its execution if a property has been @@ -251,6 +249,11 @@ with the name of the property that the target should react to, for example

    <target name="build-module-A" if="module-A-present"/>

    If no if attribute is present, the target will always be executed.

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    It is a good practice to place your property and tstamp tasks in a so called initialization target, on which +all other targets depend. Make sure that that target is always the first one in +the depends list of the other targets. In this manual, most initialization targets +have the name "init".

    A target has the following attributes:

    @@ -1947,8 +1950,8 @@ DSTAMP is in the "yyyymmdd" format, the TSTAMP is in the "hhmm&qu format and TODAY is "month day year".

    These properties can be used in the buildfile, for instance, to create timestamped filenames or used to replace placeholder tags inside documents to -indicate, for example, the release date. The best place for this task is in the init target.

    +indicate, for example, the release date. The best place for this task is in your +initialization target.

    Parameters

    @@ -2109,7 +2112,7 @@ task has one attribute called "message".

    1. Make sure the class that implements your task is in the classpath when starting Ant.
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    2. In the init target, add a taskdef task. This actually adds +
    3. In your initialization target, add a taskdef task. This actually adds your task to the system.
    4. Use your task in the rest of the buildfile.