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Re: [platform-ant-dev] How to use Ant to build my own projects

My bad, the other script works. I just realized it only 
has a compile target since it compiles to a web-
inf/classes folder.

Thanks again. Now I am crusing with Eclipse!
> Ways to address the problem
> http://eclipsewiki.swiki.net/118#compiler
> 
> Darins
> 
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> [platform-ant-dev] How
> >                                                       to use Ant to build
> my own projects
> >
> >                       10/20/2002 04:59 AM
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> >
> > That is a good question. The script does include a
> > compilation target in it. Does it somehow not use the
> > target in the xml if I used it when no files were to be
> > compiled (no changes) but it just packaged everything up
> > (the package target)?
> >
> > The problem I am getting now though is it shows it cant
> > execute the classic compiler, then shows javac12.exe not
> > being found. I can't figure out how to change this. I
> > set my JAVA_HOME to the JDK path, I also changed the JRE
> > to use in Eclipse to my JRE install path. So I am not
> > sure why its trying to call javac12.exe. But I get a
> > nice stack trace (very long one).
> > > When you use the External Tools history menu (the running man icon)
> > > you are only running the target(s) for the last build that you
> configured
> > > using
> > > the right click menu (Run Ant...).  Are you sure this includes the
> > > compilation
> > > target?
> > >
> > > We are working on improving the external tools integration (which
> > includes
> > > Ant).
> > > Hotkey bug report:
> > > http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=16618
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> > >
> > > HTH
> > > Darins
> > >
> > > > Hey all,
> > > >
> > > > New member and user of Eclipse here. What an awesome
> > > > idea. There are just a few issues I have with it, but
> > > > for the most part it rocks. Better than JBuild, FAR
> > > > better than Forte!
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I have an old text editor that allowed command
> > > > line calls. I would use this to trigger my ant script
> > > > and it worked great. Even better, it allowed hot keys
> > > > like F1 - F12 and so forth to be assigned which made it
> > > > super fast to do a build. So, two things related to Ant.
> > > >
> > > > First, I tried the right-click on the Ant xml script I
> > > > have, did a build, and it seemed to compile. In the
> > > > toolbar I see the little running man icon, and I can
> > > > select my script to build. However, it is now not doing
> > > > any compiling. It seems to run the packaging part into
> > > > the .jar file my build does, but it never seems to pick
> > > > up the source changes and do a compile. When I clicked
> > > > properties, it showed it being in the eclipse folder
> > > > somewhere (forget where), so I changed it to use my
> > > > c:\projects\myproject\scripts\build.xml. Still does the
> > > > same thing. So, the first question is, how can I use my
> > > > build script in my own project /scripts folder? By the
> > > > way, I added a NEW project, but selected my old folder
> > > > for it, where I keep all my projects. I can edit all the
> > > > code just fine, just seems not to pick up any changes
> > > > during the build.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Second thing, is there any "hot" keys that I can assign
> > > > to just press a key to do my build as opposed to having
> > > > to use the mouse to right-click on my xml script and do
> > > > the Run Ant and then check the target I want and hit ok,
> > > > OR use the running man icon and selecting it? I find
> > > > using keyboard shortcuts save a lot of time and I am
> > > > hoping eclipse allows the ability to assign a hot key to
> > > > execute an external task. If not, any chance this is
> > > > coming in a version soon?
> > > >
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