Jose Alberto Fernandez wrote:
> --- Nicola Ken Barozzi <nicolaken@apache.org> wrote:
>
>>Jose Alberto Fernandez wrote:
>>...
>>
>>>The fact that it is NOT a string. If you use a string
>>>you will have to parse the data. What does it
>>>happen if you have something like:
>>>
>>> <property name="parent" value="super.targetname"/>
>>
>>> <antcall target="${parent}"/>
>>>
>>>How do you know "parent" needs to be rewritten?
>>
>>Rewritten? I don't understand...
>>
>
> What does your code do if you have two levels of
> import?
Currently it just makes the last defined one the one with the targetname
and the next to last the one called super.targetname
>>>By the way, the exact syntax of the property is not
>>>the point. The important points are:
>>>
>>>1) Make dificult to clash with current buildfiles:
>>>
>>> "ant::"
>>
>>Instead of super I can use ant::super::targetname or
>>anything else, it's
>>just an implementation issue.
>
> The whole point is to have that as a property so you
> do not get confuse with regular text.
>
>
>>Try this, it works:
>> <property name="mbextra" value="super.mb2" />
>>
>> <target name="mb2" depends="super.mb2">
>> <echo message="*Redefined* Sub2 build called /pre/ :-)"/>
>> <antcall target="${mbextra}"/>
>> <echo message="*Redefined* Sub2 build called /post/ :-)"/>
>> </target>
>>
>>Could you please add snippets that fail to work with
>>current import
>>proposed implementation, so that I can understand
>>you better right away
>>and maybe propose a solution?
>
>
> Take the snipped above, and lets assume it is in file
> buildA.xml with its import in buildB.xml.
>
> Define buildC.xml as:
>
> <import file="buildA.xml">
> <target name="mb2" depends="super.mb2"/>
>
> Now ${mbextra} should expand to "super.super.mb2" and
> not to "super.mb2" since the super is the target in
> "buildB.xml". But the above code will call the one in
> buildA.xml. (If I understood you translation
> correctly).
Yes, you are correct, now I understand, thanks :-)
> As for the solution, the translation scheme I proposed
> in my previous message will do.
Hmmm... (starting to read your next mail...)
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