Re: [platform-ant-dev] Ant integration in Eclipse

[kevin.duffey@xxxxxxxxx]

My bad, I just reread what I posted. I think I had two 
thoughts going at once. Basically, I'd like to use the 
build capabilities of the IDE without having to use an 
external ANT tool. But I want to use my ant script(s) to 
do the build, WHILE still being able to handle 
incremental compilation, if possible.

The other part of my thought, which doesn't pertain to 
ant, but just to clarify, was to be able to use the IDE 
to run my Swing apps while the IDE debugger is running 
so I can step through my app, set breakpoints, etc. But 
that is for another forum.

Thanks.
> As pointed out in a previous post, the keybinding issue is related to 
> workbench support for dynamic key bindings 
> (http://dev.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=16618). However, I agree that it is 
> a nice feature request.
> 
> Currently, Eclipse executes ANT scripts in the same VM that Eclipse is 
> running in (so the answer is "yes" to your question). And this is why it 
> is faster - there is no time/overhead in starting a separate VM.
> 
> I'm not sure I understand your question/scenario regarding debugging 
> (compiling and debugging are separate actions). Currently the build 
> process (incremental or full), compiles all required code, finding all 
> compile errors, rather than one-at-a-time.
> 
> Darin
> 
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> 
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> kevin.duffey@xxxxxxxxx
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> My main caveat is to add the key binding ability to run 
> Ant scripts. Right now I have to run it as an external 
> tool. If you guys are able to integrate it further, 
> maybe having the ability to assign keys to activate the 
> script (or the build process that runs one or more 
> scripts) would be VERY helpful.
> 
> Does Eclipse load the Ant jar file and make a call to it 
> directly as opposed to executing a command line call to 
> it behind the scenes? It seems to run faster when I use 
> the built in ant, only it doesn't quite work for me the 
> way I need it to (unless me being a newbie just hasn't 
> figure it out yet).
> 
> I would like to use the debugger and such in the IDE, 
> but I also have the build script I use on different 
> platforms. Is there any way to configure eclipse to use 
> the build script while debugging? That is, if a compile 
> error is reached in one of any files during the compile 
> process, Eclipse would be able to stop the compile 
> process from the script it is using, flag the error, 
> allow the developer to fix it, then continue compiling 
> using the same script?
> > There have been several posts to this mailing list regarding the 
> > usability/integration of Ant in Eclipse. The ANT team would like to 
> > acheive a better level of ANT integration.
> > 
> > An ANT view has been developed by Roscoe Rush 
> > (http://freshmeat.net/projects/r2tech-eclipse-antview/?topic_id=46), which 
> > is along the lines of integration we would like to achieve.
> > 
> > We believe a user should be able to do these sorts of things:
> > * Display one or more Ant scripts in a view which shows the targets, 
> > dependencies, and (possibly) tasks, in a hierarchical tree
> > * Run a script or selected target(s) from the view
> > * Synchronize the Ant view with the associated file, as it is edited
> > * Configure the working directory and arguments associated with a script
> > * Configure which resources are refreshed after a script is run (if any)
> > * Add/order an ant script to be run as part a project's build process
> > 
> > We are currently in the design process, and welcome input from the 
> > community.
> > 
> Darin
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