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List:       ant-user
Subject:    Re: [HELP] How to use ant-contrib inside an ant plugin?
From:       "Peter Reilly" <peter.kitt.reilly () gmail ! com>
Date:       2006-11-27 13:28:51
Message-ID: dffc72020611270528q1e0c3bb0le6e23e9e22e5d83a () mail ! gmail ! com
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On 11/27/06, Scot P. Floess <floess@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Am I missing something?  Does ant-contrib's <for> task support this kind
> of "for" looping?
> 
It has been recently added, and a new release of ant-contrib
(1.0b3) picked it up.

Peter


> Dharmesh Vyas wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Thanks for the reply and suggestion Peter. I tried out a thing and it
> > worked
> > for me. Here it is.
> > Set the classpath till directory net and then you need to include this
> > taskdef.
> > <taskdef name="for" classname="net.sf.antcontrib.logic.ForTask" />
> > in your script and the script is running all fine and well..
> > 
> > I shall try out the solution Peter provided.
> > 
> > Thanks and Regards,
> > - Dharmesh Vyas.
> > 
> > On 11/24/06, Peter Reilly <peter.kitt.reilly@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Use the antlib:net.sf.antcontrib namespace
> > > 
> > > <ac:for param="i" begin="0" step="1" end="5" xmns:ac="antlib:
> > > net.sf.antcontrib">
> > > <sequential>
> > > <echo>i is @{i}</echo>
> > > </sequential>
> > > </ac:for>
> > > 
> > > Also, you should upgrade to ant 1.6.5 as ant1.6.5 fixes
> > > a number of bugs found in ant 1.6.3.
> > > 
> > > (or ant 1.7.0 when it comes out in a few weeks).
> > > 
> > > Peter
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 11/24/06, Dharmesh Vyas <dharmesh.mail@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hello Group,
> > > > 
> > > > I am a new member of the group. I am trying to use ant-contrib plugin
> > > with
> > > > ant. I have been facing an issue where in it shows that "Could not
> > > create
> > > > task or type of type: for."
> > > > 
> > > > The full error that I get is:
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > ******************************************************************************************D:\Projects\Ant-trials\ant-tasks\BuildTestEnv.xml:42:
> > >  
> > > > Could not create task or t
> > > > ype of type: for.
> > > > 
> > > > Ant could not find the task or a class this task relies upon.
> > > > 
> > > > This is common and has a number of causes; the usual
> > > > solutions are to read the manual pages then download and
> > > > install needed JAR files, or fix the build file:
> > > > - You have misspelt 'for'.
> > > > Fix: check your spelling.
> > > > - The task needs an external JAR file to execute
> > > > and this is not found at the right place in the classpath.
> > > > Fix: check the documentation for dependencies.
> > > > Fix: declare the task.
> > > > - The task is an Ant optional task and the JAR file and/or libraries
> > > > implementing the functionality were not found at the time you
> > > > yourself built your installation of Ant from the Ant sources.
> > > > Fix: Look in the ANT_HOME/lib for the 'ant-' JAR corresponding
> > > to the
> > > > task and make sure it contains more than merely a
> > > META-INF/MANIFEST.MF.
> > > > 
> > > > If all it contains is the manifest, then rebuild Ant with the
> > > needed
> > > > libraries present in ${ant.home}/lib/optional/ , or
> > > alternatively,
> > > > download a pre-built release version from apache.org
> > > > - The build file was written for a later version of Ant
> > > > Fix: upgrade to at least the latest release version of Ant
> > > > - The task is not an Ant core or optional task
> > > > and needs to be declared using <taskdef>.
> > > > - You are attempting to use a task defined using
> > > > <presetdef> or <macrodef> but have spelt wrong or not
> > > > defined it at the point of use
> > > > 
> > > > Remember that for JAR files to be visible to Ant tasks implemented
> > > > in ANT_HOME/lib, the files must be in the same directory or on the
> > > > classpath
> > > > 
> > > > Please neither file bug reports on this problem, nor email the
> > > > Ant mailing lists, until all of these causes have been explored,
> > > > as this is not an Ant bug.
> > > > 
> > > ******************************************************************************************
> > >  
> > > > I have the ant 1.6.3 and ant-contrib 1.0b3-bin on my machine. I have
> > > copied
> > > > jar file of ant-contrib in to ant/lib and the initial name of jar file
> > > was '
> > > > ant-contrib-1.0b3', I was not sure if this name has to be changed to
> > > > ant-contrib or antcontrib. But to give it a try, I have tried out that
> > > also
> > > > but din't work for me.
> > > > 
> > > > This is how I am using the "For" task in my build.xml file
> > > > 
> > > > <target name="useoffor">
> > > > <for param="i" begin="0" step="1" end="5">
> > > > <sequential>
> > > > <echo>i is @{i}</echo>
> > > > </sequential>
> > > > </for>
> > > > </target>
> > > > 
> > > > To use "for" task do i need to define any thing else also in my
> > > > build.xmlfile ? Please let me know where am I going wrong.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks a lot in Advance,
> > > > - Dharmesh Vyas
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
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