On May 12, 2005, at 6:51 PM, Mike Kienenberger wrote:
> Erik Hatcher <eri..hatchersolutions.com> wrote:
>
>> However it doesn't actually compare <fileset>'s. It's comparing the
>> filenames found in the filesets, except using dir1 and dir2 as the
>> base directories. So the files in the filesets themselves may never
>> be compared - except that you're specifying the same directory for
>> your nested fileset as you use for one of the dir attributes.
>>
>> So I'm not seeing the flexibility you say it adds.
>>
>
> Probably I'm mangling the ant usage of "Filesets". These would be
> relative
> filesets instead of absolute filesets.
Let's just say I've never seen a usage of filesets like you have
created :)
A <fileset> is typically used to navigate the exact files it
specifies, not using it as a some relative mapping applied to some
other directory.
> I can't do that with directories alone.
>
> The functionality I thought I needed should be there, even if it's
> convoluted to set it up :)
> Mind you, I haven't actually tested it like that since I realized I
> needed
> to check my entire baseline directory right as I finished writing
> it :)
No worries - as long as its working for your needs that is all that
matters.
Erik
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