I am trying to invoke an ANT target from Windows (right-click) file context menu.
I have setup the registry entries to invoke a batch script which invokes my ANT EXEC target.
I need to pass the path of the file (on which user right-clicked) to my ANT target. So I am using %~dp1 to set an ANT properties in my bat script:
Set tobeusedfilepath=%~dp1
Set tobeusedfile=%~n1
resulting in:
tobeusedfilepath=D:\Project\Rel L\
tobeusedfile=file
The problem is %~dp1 returns a string with "\" as file separator. But ANT EXEC task wants "/"
[exec] '-source'
[exec] 'D:ProjectRel L/file'
[exec] ......
[exec] The file, 'D:ProjectRel L/file', does not exist.
Any suggestions how to get around this path separators?
set AntPath="D:\Project\Rel L\"
set AntPath=%AntPath:\=/%
set AntPath=%AntPath::/=:%
gives
set AntPath="D:\Project\Rel L\"
set AntPath="D:/Project/Rel L/"
set AntPath="D:Project/Rel L/"
If you are running on Windows Ant will happily accept OS directory separator which is \.
Upon examination of the output of your program I see that the path separators are missing: you have D:ProjectRel not D:\Project\Rel. I may only guess that you are trying to exec a Cygwin program. Cygwin programs will use \ as an escape character. Therefore you need to use a <pathconvert> property to adjust the directory separators.
Code snippet below illustrates how to do this
<property name="tobeusedfilepath" location="D:\Project\Rel L\"/>
<property name="tobeusedfile" value="file"/>
<property name="system-path-filename"
location="${tobeusedfilepath}/${tobeusedfile}"
/>
<pathconvert property="unixized-filename" targetos="unix">
<path location="${system-path-filename}"/>
</pathconvert>
<echo message="system-path-filename=${system-path-filename}"/>
<echo message="unixized-filename=${unixized-filename}"/>
And here is the output of this run:
[echo] system-path-filename=D:\Project\Rel L\file
[echo] unixized-filename=D:/Project/Rel L/file
Related
I have tasks running in Ant, which I'm quite new to, as part of a CI chain of build events. I used a tutorial to create the file for testing/linting/etc a PHP application.
The first important directives in the build.xml are:
<property name="phpmd" value="phpmd"/>
<property name="phpunit" value="phpunit"/>
This works fine as is, assuming that phpmd/phpunit are on the path, and using phpunit as a further example, is run under the following target:
<target name="phpunit" unless="phpunit.done" depends="prepare" description="Run unit tests with PHPUnit">
<exec executable="${phpunit}" resultproperty="result.phpunit" taskname="phpunit">
<arg value="--configuration"/>
<arg path="${basedir}/phpunit.xml"/>
</exec>
<property name="phpunit.done" value="true"/>
</target>
All this works well as is- but I want to use docker from now on, which I had hoped would simply mean changing <property name="phpunit" value="phpunit"/> to <property name="phpunit" value="docker-compose run php phpunit"/>, but this instead gives me the following error:
Execute failed: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "docker-compose run -w /var/www/src php phpunit" (in directory "/var/lib/jenkins/jobs/Blah blah blah/workspace/src"): error=2, No such file or directory
I know that you would usually add additional <arg/> nodes to targets- but is it not possible at all to provide the full command with inline arguments on the initial <property>?
Ant is obviously complaining because, along with those inline arguments, that executable doesn't exist. Will I have to use arg nodes and update every single target?
Using docker-compose alone works fine, but I need the args for the correct container and working directory to be used- preferably inline, otherwise I have to insert many arg nodes.
In the end I just created a property for phpunit arguments and then added it by using the <args line="${phpunitArgs}">.
Definitely not ideal, but at least it does what it is supposed to. I certainly prefer using Gulp! XML feels like a bad choice for a build system.
I need to run ant script from a local machine which will invoke ant executions on remote machine.
So on the local ant file I have :
<target name="test">
<sshexec host="${host}" username="${user}"
password="${pwd}" trust="yes"
commandResource="(cd F:\execution; ant -f build.xml run)"/>
</target>
On remote machine I have build.xml` which contains
<target name="run">
<mkdir dir ="F:\Testfolder"/>
</target>
When I execute the loca ant script I get the following error :
java.io.FileNotFoundException: (cd F:\execution; ant -f build.xml run)
(The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
Why am I getting this error?
We deploy a build file named "remote-build.xml" to the path /root/project/remote-build.xml on the remote machine, and then we use
<sshexec host="${host}"
username="${user}"
password="${pwd}"
trust="yes"
command="ant -f /root/project/remote-build.xml the-targets-to-execute" />
to execute the target.
You could create a file in remote machine ( F:\execution\runmanycommands.sh and execute that file . From the site
Run a set of commands from a command resource (file) on a remote
machine using key authentication with no passphrase
The commandResource expects single resource file execute. '(cd F:\execution; ant -f build.xml run)' is not a resource.
(I am not sure your over all goal. Looking at the number questions, I guess you need Continous Integration solution- should check jenkins with many of its plugins )
(BTW, you can all ant directly with ant -f , avoiding the need for cd)
I am having trouble getting my Ant script (for BlackBerry build) to run the preverify.exe command & pass the correct parameters to it.
In the command prompt (Windows 7), this works 100% - the parameters as given work properly:
preverify -verbose -classpath C:\development\tools\bb-jde\jde5.0\components\lib\net_rim_api.jar -d build\classes\preverified build\classes\preverified build\classes\unverified
I tried to put this into my Ant script using the following target - trying to use the same parameters:
<target name="preverify">
<mkdir dir="${dest.dir}/classes/preverified" />
<exec executable="${jde.home}/bin/preverify">
<arg value="-verbose" />
<arg value="-classpath C:\development\tools\bb-jde\jde5.0\components\lib\net_rim_api.jar" />
<arg value="-d build\classes\preverified" />
<arg value="build\classes\unverified" />
</exec>
</target>
This does not work. I get the following error:
Illegal option
-classpath C:\development\tools\bb-jde\jde5.0\components\lib\net_rim_api.jar
this classpath was perfectly acceptable from the command line (often java commands accept JAR files as directories, since they are basically ZIP files).
How can I get Ant to send the correct parameters to this command, as in the command line version? There must be something about exec that I'm missing?
Here is the full Ant output from running this target in verbose mode, if it helps:
Apache Ant(TM) version 1.8.2 compiled on December 20 2010
Trying the default build file: build.xml
Buildfile: C:\development\ant\test_using_javac_jar_preverify_then_rapc\Cobi\build.xml
Detected Java version: 1.6 in: C:\Java\jdk1.6.0_24\jre
Detected OS: Windows 7
parsing buildfile C:\development\ant\test_using_javac_jar_preverify_then_rapc\Cobi\build.xml with URI = file:/C:/development/ant/test_using_javac_jar_preverify_then_rapc/Cobi/build.xml
Project base dir set to: C:\development\ant\test_using_javac_jar_preverify_then_rapc\Cobi
parsing buildfile jar:file:/C:/development/tools/apache-ant/lib/ant.jar!/org/apache/tools/ant/antlib.xml with URI = jar:file:/C:/development/tools/apache-ant/lib/ant.jar!/org/apache/tools/ant/antlib.xml from a zip file
Importing file C:\development\ant\common\constants.xml from C:\development\ant\test_using_javac_jar_preverify_then_rapc\Cobi\build.xml
Overriding previous definition of reference to ant.projectHelper
parsing buildfile C:\development\ant\common\constants.xml with URI = file:/C:/development/ant/common/constants.xml
parsing buildfile jar:file:/C:/development/tools/bb-ant-tools/bb-ant-tools.jar!/bb-ant-defs.xml with URI = jar:file:/C:/development/tools/bb-ant-tools/bb-ant-tools.jar!/bb-ant-defs.xml from a zip file
Overriding previous definition of reference to ant.projectHelper
[property] Loading C:\development\ant\test_using_javac_jar_preverify_then_rapc\Cobi\project.properties
[property] Loading C:\development\ant\common\jde5.0.properties
[property] Loading C:\development\ant\common\common.properties
[pathconvert] Set property net_rim_api.jar.dos = C:\development\tools\bb-jde\jde5.0\components\lib\net_rim_api.jar
Build sequence for target(s) `preverify' is [preverify]
Complete build sequence is [preverify, javac, build, sign, clean, ]
preverify:
[mkdir] Skipping C:\development\ant\test_using_javac_jar_preverify_then_rapc\Cobi\build\classes\preverified because it already exists.
[exec] Current OS is Windows 7
[exec] Executing 'C:\development\tools\bb-jde\jde5.0\components\bin\preverify' with arguments:
[exec] '-verbose'
[exec] '-classpath C:\development\tools\bb-jde\jde5.0\components\lib\net_rim_api.jar'
[exec] '-d build\classes\preverified'
[exec] 'build\classes\unverified'
[exec]
[exec] The ' characters around the executable and arguments are
[exec] not part of the command.
[exec] preverify: Illegal option -classpath C:\development\tools\bb-jde\jde5.0\components\lib\net_rim_api.jar
[exec]
[exec] Usage: preverify [options] classnames|dirnames ...
[exec]
[exec] where options include:
[exec] -classpath <directories separated by ';'>
[exec] Directories in which to look for classes
[exec] -d <directory> Directory in which output is written (default is ./output/)
[exec] -cldc1.0 Checks for existence of language features prohibited
[exec] by CLDC 1.0 (native methods, floating point and finalizers)
[exec] -nofinalize No finalizers allowed
[exec] -nonative No native methods allowed
[exec] -nofp No floating point operations allowed
[exec] #<filename> Read command line arguments from a text file
[exec] Command line arguments must all be on a single line
[exec] Directory names must be enclosed in double quotes (")
[exec]
[exec] Result: 1
BUILD SUCCESSFUL
Total time: 1 second
This doesn't look like an ANT issue. The error message is being returned by the preverify command, proving that ANT is executing it...
I don't understand what this command is supposed to be doing, however the usage message gives a hint as to the root cause:
[exec] Usage: preverify [options] classnames|dirnames ...
[exec]
[exec] where options include:
[exec] -classpath <directories separated by ';'>
[exec] Directories in which to look for classes
You haven't specified a list of directories as the "classpath" parameter.... You've supplied a jar file. Is the command able support jar files?
The way you are passing the parameters is incorrect. The space between the -classpath tag, and the JAR name is not allowed.
You must break that line (and the -d below it) onto 2 lines. This works:
<exec executable="${jde.home}/bin/preverify">
<arg value="-verbose" />
<!-- classpath to the RIM api -->
<arg value="-classpath" />
<arg value="C:\development\tools\bb-jde\jde5.0\components\lib\net_rim_api.jar" />
<!-- destination folder -->
<arg value="-d" />
<arg value="build\classes\preverified" />
<!-- source folder -->
<arg value="build\classes\unverified" />
</exec>
I solved this problem by including the jdk\bin directory path in environment variable PATH.
I don't want to get the basedir -- that appears to contain the build.xml script -- I want the CWD of the call to ant itself.
Basically, I want to do this:
$ cd /home/chrisr/projects/some_project
$ ant -f ../../tools/ant-build-rules/library.xml build-library
At this point, I need two things:
The path to ant-build-rules in absolute form; this is currently found in the basedir property, so I'm set there.
The path of some_project, in absolute form. This is what I don't know how to get.
Which property contains this information?
The java property user.dir contains the current directory
<project name="demo" default="printCWD">
<target name="printCWD">
<echo message="${user.dir}"/>
</target>
</project>
There is no such property, but you can run a script to get it.
${bsh:WorkDirPath.getPath()}
See urbancode.com.
I am using Ant under WinXp to build MSVisual c++ projects.
To access "devenv.com", being computer-independent, I would like to use the vsvars32.bat script.
Unfortunately, it seems that environment variables are defined only in the "exec" scope.
Example:
<exec executable='"${env.VS90COMNTOOLS}vsvars32.bat/>
<echo message="${DevEnvDir}" />
<echo message="${env.DevEnvDir}" />
<property environment="env2"/>
<echo message="${env2.DevEnvDir}" />
I never get the expected result.
How can I use the "vsvars32.bat" script and access to its env. vars?
Is there better way to achieve this?
Instead of calling vsvars32.bat directly, call it from little helper script that writes the environment settings to a file using set.
Helper script vsenvwrap.bat:
#echo off
call "%VS90COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat"
set > vsenv.txt
In your build.xml call the helper script, then read the settings file vsenv.bat:
<exec executable="vsenvwrap.bat" />
<property file="vsenv.txt" prefix="env2" />
You can then delete the vsenv.txt file during your build, or in your clean target.
This uses the fact that environment variable listings mostly conform to the format required by java property files.
You can create a small batch file that runs your ant script and in that batch file execute vsvars32.bat before calling ant.
#echo off
setlocal
set TEMP_HOME=%~dp0
call "%VS90COMNTOOLS%\vsvars32.bat"
call "%ANT_HOME%\bin\ant.bat" %*
endlocal