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Bug 147337 - Need a link source option for Ant build script
Summary: Need a link source option for Ant build script
Status: VERIFIED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Ant (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows 2000
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.3 M6   Edit
Assignee: Michael Rennie CLA
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: 108923 142967 143973 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2006-06-15 14:47 EDT by gbaumgardner CLA
Modified: 2007-04-17 12:26 EDT (History)
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Description gbaumgardner CLA 2006-06-15 14:47:57 EDT 
It was great to be able to create a new project from an existing Ant build script, but it did not work exactly as expected.  Primarily, the build.xml file source was copied to the project directory under $HOME/eclipse.  This is not good for a couple of reasons.  First, if I wanted to change the file, then it would be changing the copy, and not the original source.  More importantly, it breaks the <import> tag that I had in build.xml, which was a relative path.  Now, Ant can not find the file to import.  Probably the same problem exists with other relative paths as well.  You need to be able to link the build.xml file to the original source.  I would be okay with making that an option to the import.
Comment 1 Darin Swanson CLA 2006-06-15 16:02:11 EDT 
Thank you for the bug report.
I agree this should be looked at in 3.3, time permitting.

Related bug reports: bug 143973 and bug 108923.
Comment 2 Darin Swanson CLA 2007-02-19 19:18:52 EST 
Not planned for 3.3.
Comment 3 Darin Swanson CLA 2007-02-26 20:47:02 EST 
Reconsidered with review of work required and impact.
Planning to include for 3.3M6
Comment 4 Darin Swanson CLA 2007-02-26 20:49:10 EST 
*** Bug 143973 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Darin Swanson CLA 2007-02-26 20:51:24 EST 
*** Bug 108923 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Darin Swanson CLA 2007-02-27 09:47:21 EST 
*** Bug 142967 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 Darin Swanson CLA 2007-02-27 15:05:02 EST 
Support added to link to the buildfile in the filesystem from the AntNewJavaProjectPage.

NLS changes to DataTransferMessages files.
Comment 8 Darin Swanson CLA 2007-02-27 15:05:44 EST 
Please verify Michael (others would be great as well)
Comment 9 Michael Rennie CLA 2007-04-17 12:15:33 EDT 
verified
Comment 10 Darin Swanson CLA 2007-04-17 12:26:43 EDT 
Thanks...notes updated.