Comments on: Ant Scripts without XML

By: A Drop In The Stream › links for 2009-02-05

A Drop In The Stream › links for 2009-02-05 — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:06:13 +0000

[...] Ant Scripts without XML | MyArch (tags: ant jython build-scripts) [...]

By: Alexander Ananiev

Alexander Ananiev — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:05:33 +0000

Doug,
Unfortunately, it won’t work with Ant 1.6.5. Ant API changed quite a bit in 1.7. I’d recommend installing Ant 1.7.1 manually since looks like it’s not supported by yum.

Regards,
Alexander.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:28:21 +0000

Wow! – Cool idea. I’m running into an issue when I try to use Jython 2.5 with from pant import PAnt. The trace shows from org.apache.tools.ant can’t be found. Since apparently classpath can be an issue (Centos 5.2 with Ant 1.65 installed via Yum), could you mention what Ant jar files need to be made available?

Many thnx.

Doug

By: Alexander Ananiev

Alexander Ananiev — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:58:53 +0000

Thanks for the AntXtras pointer, I was not aware about this library. From briefly looking at the examples on the site, it looks like there is still some procedural logic (for, ifs) implemented in Ant using custom tasks. That’s what I’m trying to avoid with PAnt. BTW, you can invoke any custom task (including the ones created with macrodef or scriptdef) from PAnt, not just the ones that come with Ant, so PAnt can complement any Ant extension library.

Cheers,
Alexander.

By: The Wabbit

The Wabbit — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:11:50 +0000

[Biased opinion warning] I use the AntXtras (antxtras.sf.net) project to get flow control and other goodies in Ant scripts without the ugliness of ant-contrib. This library combined with macrodefs, presetdefs, and antlibs (three vastly under utilized features of Ant) dispense with most of the ugliness, awkwardness, and general maintenance nightmares found in many (most?) Ant scripts I’ve encountered. A lack of understanding of anything beyond buildscript-101 seems to be the underlying cause of most issues (I see the same problem reflected in Maven POM files from hell…)

-The Wabbit

By: techgirl_it

techgirl_it — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:36:49 +0000

Found your blog while I was doing some research on a conference I just got back from. While I was here, I’ve read through some of your recent posts.
Have you taken a look at the new series of SOA events offered by ZapThink this year? I just got back from an event and really got a lot out of it. I thought it was worth passing on the link, if nothing else, just so you can take a look at what’s coming up.

In the hopes that your blog allows posts to contain Web addresses, here’s the link: http://www.zapthink.com/eventreg.html. And pass it on to any colleagues you think may be interested. Given that it’s still a relatively unknown event, I’m spreading the news now about it because I am hoping they can get more people there!

ZapThink’s offered me and any of my friends a $50 discount if you register with the code GAFPSOA1.

Hope you can make it, because it was definitely worth my time!