[news.eclipse.platform] Re: Eclipse unable to import Ant build.xml

[jamescowan@xxxxxxxxx (James Cowan)]

thanks. that works. Is there an eclipse debugging environment for working
out what it interprets ant build files?

On the command line I use a nested ant file structure - each package has
its own build.xml and it imports in common properties using the ant import
statement e.g. <import file="../antproperties.xml"/>.

eclipse does load the build file but I get the following error message:

Required library cannot denote external folder:
'E:\SRC\db\src\com\dbconvertibles\environment' for project environment

In the project explorer, it creates a project called "environment" but one
nested level down it create a sub tree environment which contains the
default package.

here is the build file:

 <!-- ********************************************************************
-->
  <!-- project start -->

  <project name="environment" default="compile" basedir=".">

  <!--
******************************************************************** -->
  <!-- import global properties -->

  <import file="../antproperties.xml"/> 

  <!--
******************************************************************** -->
  <!-- compile target -->

  <target name="compile">
   <javac classpath="${gl_classpath}" srcdir="." destdir="${gl_src_dir}"
includes="*.java"/>
  </target>

  <!--
******************************************************************** -->
  <!-- clean target -->

  <target name="clean">
   <delete>
    <fileset dir="." includes="*.class"/>
   </delete>
  </target>

  </project>

  <!--
******************************************************************** -->
  <!-- project ends -->
  <!--
******************************************************************** -->

here is the imported file:


<!-- ********************************************************************
-->
<!-- project start -->

<project name="properties" default="compile" basedir=".">

<!-- ********************************************************************
-->
<!-- global properties -->

<property name="build.compiler" value="jikes"/>
<property name="gl_castor_package" value="generated"/>
<property name="gl_home_dir" value="e:/src/db/src"/>
<property name="gl_src_dir" value="e:/src/db/src/com/dbconvertibles"/>
<property name="gl_castor_dir"
value="${gl_home_dir}/${gl_castor_package}"/>

<!-- ********************************************************************
-->
<!-- class path -->

<property name="l_libs" value="g:/java"/>
<property name="l_xml_libs" value="g:/java/xml"/>

<property name="l_antlr" value="${l_libs}/antlr-2.7.3/antlr.jar"/>
<property name="l_castor"
value="${l_xml_libs}/castor-0.9.5/dist/castor-0.9.5.jar"/>
<property name="l_hibernate_dir" value="${l_libs}/hibernate-2.1"/>
<property name="l_hibernate" value="${l_hibernate_dir}/hibernate2.jar"/>
<property name="l_jaxen_dir" value="${l_xml_libs}/jaxen-1.0-RC-1"/>
<property name="l_jaxen"
value="${l_jaxen_dir}/jaxenfull.jar:${l_jaxen_dir}/lib/saxpath.jar"/>
<property name="l_jdom"	value="${l_xml_libs}/jdom-b8/build/jdom.jar"/>
<property
name="l_jms"	value="${l_libs}/jms/openjms-.7.4/lib/jms_1.0.2a.jar"/>
<property name="l_mail"
value="${l_libs}/javamail-1.2/mail.jar:${l_libs}/jaf-1.0.1/activation.jar"/>
<property name="l_openjms"
value="${l_libs}/jms/openjms-0.7.4/lib/openjms-0.7.4.jar"/>
<property name="l_risk_server"
value="e:/src/db/RiskServer/jars/RiskServer.jar"/>
<property name="l_soap"	value="${l_xml_libs}/soap-2_2/lib/soap.jar"/>
<property name="l_sybase" value="${l_libs}/jdbc/sybase/jconn2.jar"/>
<property name="l_tibrvj" value="g:/tibco/tibrv/lib/tibrvj.jar"/>
<property name="l_tomcat"
value="${l_libs}/jakarta-tomcat-4.1.27/common/lib/servlet.jar"/>
<property name="l_xerces" value="${l_xml_libs}/xerces-1_4_2/xerces.jar"/>
<property name="l_xt"	value="${l_xml_libs}/xt/xt.jar"/>
<property name="l_xp"	value="${l_xml_libs}/xp/xp.jar"/>

<property name="gl_classpath"
value=".:${gl_home_dir}:${l_antlr}:${l_castor}:${l_hibernate}:${l_jaxen}:${l_jdom}:${l_jms}:${l_mail}:${l_openjms}:${l_risk_server}:${l_soap}:${l_sybase}:${l_tibrvj}:${l_tomcat}:${l_xerces}:${l_xp}:${l_xt}"/>

<!-- ********************************************************************
-->

</project>




Darin Swanson wrote:

> The problem turns out that we are always expected a destdir to be set.
> setting destdir to "." worksaround the problem

> HTH
> Darins

> "Darin Swanson" <Darin_Swanson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ckmid4$6il$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > I can reproduce the problem.
> >
> > Logged
> > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=76293
> >
> > It is not the same problem as
> > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=74102
> >
> > I will hopefully find a workaround. The likely problem is dealing with
> > srcdir="."
> >
> > Thanks
> > Darins
> >
> > "Darin Swanson" <Darin_Swanson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:ckmfkc$cc$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > I will test with your example and report back shortly.
> > >
> > > Darins
> > >
> > > "James Cowan" <jamescowan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:ckmcti$qhi$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > > I have the same problem as this.
> > > >
> > > > Which version of eclipse should I download. I tried
> > > > eclipse-SDK-3.1M2-win32.zip
> > > > and eclipse-SDK-I20041013-win32.zip but it does seem to have the fix.
> > > >
> > > > the build.xml that I am try to import is below. In the import wizard,
> it
> > > > creates the project called "utils" in the package explorer but the
> > > > "finish" button is left there and nothing happens. If I click cancel,
> > > > nothing is imported.
> > > >
> > > > James
> > > >
> > > > build.xml
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >   <!--
> > > >
> ******************************************************************** -->
> > > >   <!-- project start -->
> > > >
> > > >   <project name="utils" default="compile" basedir=".">
> > > >
> > > >   <!--
> > > >
> ******************************************************************** -->
> > > >   <!-- compile target -->
> > > >
> > > >   <target name="compile">
> > > >    <javac srcdir="." includes="*.java"/>
> > > >   </target>
> > > >
> > > >   <!--
> > > >
> ******************************************************************** -->
> > > >   <!-- clean target -->
> > > >
> > > >   <target name="clean">
> > > >    <delete>
> > > >     <fileset dir="." includes="*.class"/>
> > > >    </delete>
> > > >   </target>
> > > >
> > > >   </project>
> > > >
> > > >   <!-- project ends -->
> > > >   <!--
> > > >
> ******************************************************************** -->
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: "Darin Swanson" <Darin_Swanson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 13:21:57 -0700
> > > > Newsgroups: eclipse.platform
> > > > Organization: EclipseCorner
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > ------
> > > >
> > > > Found and fixed with Torben's generous help:
> > > > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=74102
> > > >
> > > > Darins
> > > >
> > > > "Darin Swanson" <Darin_Swanson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > ciacoc$e3r$1@xxxxxxxxxxx">news:ciacoc$e3r$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > We will have to set up a time when I could step you through self
> > hosting
> > > > so
> > > > > we can nail this problem.
> > > > > Darins
> > > > >
> > > > > "Torben Sorensen" <torbens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > ciac92$dct$1@xxxxxxxxxxx">news:ciac92$dct$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > >
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