[Bug 2611] New: - Automatic modification of standard classpath

[bu...@apache.org]

http://nagoya.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2611

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+ +============================================================================+
+ | Automatic modification of standard classpath                               |
+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ |        Bug #: 2611                        Product: Ant                     |
+ |       Status: NEW                         Version: 1.3                     |
+ |   Resolution:                            Platform: Other                   |
+ |     Severity: Enhancement              OS/Version: Other                   |
+ |     Priority: Other                     Component: Core                    |
+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ |  Assigned To: ant-dev@jakarta.apache.org                                   |
+ |  Reported By: boris@i3.informatik.rwth-aachen.de                           |
+ |      CC list: Cc:                                                          |
+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ |          URL:                                                              |
+ +============================================================================+
+ |                              DESCRIPTION                                   |
+ I tended to define only a minimal classpath in my shell and let the Ant build file 
+ find the rest of the libraries. This done by the following construct:
+ 
+   <path id="classpath">
+     <pathelement path="${java.class.path}" />
+     <fileset dir="lib">
+       <patternset refid="required.libraries" />
+     </fileset>
+   </path>
+ 
+ As a consequence I have to specify the classpath in every task that requires 
+ one this not also very annoying but also makes it easier to make errors in the 
+ build file.
+ 
+ Would it possible to define a task which automatically modifies  the classpath 
+ for all other tasks or to modify the standard classpath automatically if a path 
+ with a certain id is modified?

Re: [Bug 2611] New: - Automatic modification of standard classpath

[Matthew Watson <ma...@i3sp.com>]

> + Would it possible to define a task which automatically modifies  the classpath 
> + for all other tasks or to modify the standard classpath automatically if a path 
> + with a certain id is modified?
> 

I have a task which does this as a subset of it's capabilities which I 
will hopefully submit the doco for comment to this list later today (If 
it gets accepted I have to put in a fair amount of work to set up the 
test harnesses).

Matt