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Posted to user@ant.apache.org by David Corbin <dc...@machturtle.com> on 2000/12/24 02:31:41 UTC
, dir=, fork=
Why is dir ignored if fork is off? Often my tests rely on external data
files, and having consistent relative access to them would be very
handy. I have no need (at this time) for fork though.
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David Corbin
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Re: , dir=, fork=
Posted by Peter Donald <do...@apache.org>.
At 08:31 23/12/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Why is dir ignored if fork is off? Often my tests rely on external data
>files, and having consistent relative access to them would be very
>handy. I have no need (at this time) for fork though.
because java can not change working directories in a cross-VM way ;(
Cheers,
Pete
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