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POAnt: fileset "dir" attribute with a runtime expanded full path
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copied!<p>Let's say I have a file-system that looks a little something like this:</p> <ul> <li>C:\stuff\build.xml</li> <li>C:\stuff\myfolder\library1.jar</li> <li>C:\stuff\myfolder\library2.jar</li> </ul> <p>Inside build.xml, I want to define a path that looks like this:</p> <pre><code><path id="some.id"> <fileset dir="myfolder"> <include name="**/*.jar"/> </fileset> </path> </code></pre> <p>Normally that works fine. However, I am calling my own custom Ant Task that will inherit any references (including the path "some.id") and that custom Ant Task will call a build.xml that lives in a different basedir. Therefore, the "dir" attribute in the fileset is no longer valid.</p> <p>Is there a way to define a "dir" such that it remains valid no matter where the second build.xml lives?</p> <p>I essentially want to do something like this:</p> <pre><code><fileset dir="${expand.current.directory}/myfolder"> </code></pre> <p>So when I call the second build.xml it will understand that the "dir" attribute is the location of:</p> <pre><code><fileset dir="c:\stuff\myfolder"> </code></pre> <p><b>Edit:</b> Furthermore, I want a solution that allows me to copy the "stuff" project from one machine to another without requiring a change to the build. For example, if the "stuff" project is on the C: drive and I copy the project over to a D: drive on another machine, I want the build to continue to work without me having to go into the build and change the letter C to the letter D.</p>

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