Bug 20413 - [ExternalTools] Reusing Tool arguments across configurations
Summary: [ExternalTools] Reusing Tool arguments across configurations
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Ant (show other bugs)
Version: 2.0   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows 2000
: P3 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Platform-Ant-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2002-06-15 14:51 EDT by gavlin CLA
Modified: 2009-08-30 02:18 EDT (History)
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Description gavlin CLA 2002-06-15 14:51:09 EDT 
I would like a way to define a variable to hold my tool arguments which I could
then reuse across many configurations. Copying and pasting these long argument
strings is inconvenient and error prone. (I'm looking for a capability similar
to %ANT_OPTS%).

I would also like the ability to copy/clone configurations rather than having to
retype all the information by hand.
Comment 1 Nick Edgar CLA 2002-06-16 21:28:38 EDT 
For consideration post 2.0.
Comment 2 Simon Arsenault CLA 2002-09-06 15:20:07 EDT 
The new external tool rework will support copy/paste. No work plan yet for this 
variable support.
Comment 3 Darin Swanson CLA 2002-10-03 16:52:06 EDT 
Remove the Later resolution
Comment 4 Darin Wright CLA 2002-11-15 11:29:49 EST 
(NOTE: you can dupliate launch configs, which are now used to define external 
tools/ant script configurations).

We could support ANT_ARGS as a global preference which can be overriden on a 
script (possibly a checkbox on the 'arguments' tab). We need an ant specific 
arguments tab to support runtime prompting for arguments anyway.

Opened a new bug for ANT_OPTS (bug 26491)
Comment 5 Darin Swanson CLA 2002-12-10 17:21:41 EST 
Note that there are global properties and property files in the latest builds.
Comment 6 Darin Wright CLA 2003-01-29 13:30:36 EST 
Deferred for post 2.1
Comment 7 Darin Swanson CLA 2004-08-26 12:56:23 EDT 
The possible support for this would come from bug 26491.
Comment 8 Denis Roy CLA 2009-08-30 02:18:36 EDT 
As of now 'LATER' and 'REMIND' resolutions are no longer supported.
Please reopen this bug if it is still valid for you.