XmlProperty and property expansion

[Steve Loughran <st...@apache.org>]

Why doesnt <xmlProperty> expand inline properties?

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Re: XmlProperty and property expansion

[Ken Gentle <j....@acm.org>]

You're scaring me, Steve - I'm working on a complex build right now 
that is heavily dependent on this behavior.

In a build file fragment:

   <!-- Library Properties -->
   <xmlproperty file="${lib.dir}/lib-properties.xml"
                keepRoot="false"
                collapseattributes="false"
                semanticattributes="true"
       />

Then in ${lib.dir}/lib-properties.xml:

<libraries>
   <!-- Core Dependencies (Logging, etc) - Tools need'em too! -->
   <commons-logging>
     <version value="1.0.3"/>
     <dir location="${common.lib.dist.dir}"/>
     <subdir value=""/>
     <dist.dir location="${commons-logging.dir}/${commons-logging.subdir}"/>
     <jar.name value="commons-logging-${commons-logging.version}.jar"/>
     <jar location="${commons-logging.dist.dir}/${commons-logging.jar.name}"/>
     <available classname="org.apache.commons.logging.Log"/>
   </commons-logging>
   <!-- More lib definitions... -- >
</libraries>

Works like a charm in 1.6.2.  Note that "common.lib.dist.dir" is 
externally defined (in yet another XML properties file with 
environmental properties in it).

Did I misunderstand your question?

         Ken
At 09:34 2005-11-21, you wrote:

>Why doesnt <xmlProperty> expand inline properties?
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