Problem with Ant build file (basic!)

[gvanto]

Hey guys,

I am having alot of trouble getting a simple ant buildfile to work in
eclipse.

I am following the tutorial on here (the part about ant files):
http://help.eclipse.org/help32/inde...user/gettingStarted/qs-93_project_builder.htm

I have created a simple java project called HelloWorld and created a
build file below in a package 'org':
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<project name="HelloWorld" default="Hello" basedir=".">
<property name="HelloText" value="Hello"/>
<target name="Hello">

<echo>${HelloText}</echo>

</target>

</project>
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According to the tutorial, I should get an outline in Eclipse (i use
3.2), etc, etc however I only get problems:
- Whenever I save the file I get "Save Failed: org/apache/tools/ant/
launch/AntMain"
- When I attempt to add the buildfile to the 'Ant' pane on the right,
I get error:
"failed to parse ant build file"

If anyone has any advice on how to get a simple ant file like the one
above working, it would be so much appreciated!

Thanks
Gerry
ant newbie

 

[Andy Dingley]

"failed to parse ant build file"

That Ant looks good, as far as I can see from here. Check for config
problems. Do you have any Ants that do work, such as those supplied
from other projects?

 

[Jagger]

That Ant looks good, as far as I can see from here. Check for config
problems. Do you have any Ants that do work, such as those supplied
from other projects?

Shouldn't you put ${HelloWorld} in "" so it looks like "$
{HelloWorld}"?

 

[Andy Dingley]

Shouldn't you put ${HelloWorld} in "" so it looks like "$
{HelloWorld}"?

That's an XML question, not an Ant question.

If you're using the HelloText property from an XML attribute, such as
setting another property to its value, then yes, you'd need quotes
(simple XML syntax).

If you're using HelloText in Ant, from somewhere where XML doesn't
requires quotes (such as the text node children of an element), then
Ant doesn't require quotes.

<echo>${HelloText}</echo>
is perfectly reasonable Ant

 

[Roedy Green]

If anyone has any advice on how to get a simple ant file like the one
above working, it would be so much appreciated!

I would learn to use ANT first outside Eclipse, then when you have
that down add the complication of Eclipse.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/ant.html