Tagging RC1 for version 1.9.7 of Ant

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Merge tag 'ANT_197_RC1' into 1.9.x

Tagging RC1 for version 1.9.7 of Ant

ReleaseInstructions

@@ -190,47 +190,91 @@ Note: This document was updated in the context of releasing Ant
     The vote will only pass if at least three PMC members have voted +1
     and more +1s than -1s have been cast.  The vote will run for 3 days.
 
-
-
-
-
-
-13. Update the files listed at the end of the document (files containing 
-    version information) to prepare the development of the next
-    version of Ant on the master branch.
-
-14. If the vote fails, address the problems and recreate the next RC
+15. If the vote fails, address the problems and recreate the next RC
     build.
 
-15. Once the vote has passed, tag the last RC created with the final tag
+16. Once the vote has passed, tag the last RC created with the final tag
 
-    $ git tag -s -m "Tagging version 1.9.5 of Ant" ANT_195 HASH_OF_LAST_RC
+    $ git tag -s -m "Tagging version 1.9.7 of Ant" rel/1.9.7 HASH_OF_LAST_RC
     $ git push --tags
 
-15. The distrib artifacts should be published the apache dist. It is
+17. The distrib artifacts should be published the apache dist. It is
     managed via svnpubsub so the release should be committed to the
     subversion repository
     https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/ant/.
 
-    In order to keep the main dist area of a reasonable size, old releases
-    should be removed. They will disapear from the main dist but will still be
-    available via the archive. To do so, just use the "svn rm" command against
-    the artifacts or folders to remove.
-
     * commit the new release files to
 
       https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/ant/[source|binaries|manual].
 
+    * Make https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/ant/README.html
+      point to the new RELEASE-NOTES or a copy of it.
+
     * release the maven artifacts using the web interface of nexus under https://repository.apache.org
       login using your Apache credentials
       in the left pane, below "build promotion", click on the "Stagings Repositories" links
       expand org.apache.ant 
       select the checkbox next to the upload that you just did
       and click the button "Release".
-      4 hours later, the artefacts will be in the maven central repository.
+      4 hours later, the artifacts will be in the maven central repository.
       
-    * Make README.html point to the new RELEASE-NOTES or a copy of
-      it.
+18. Update the Apache Reporter System
+
+    https://reporter.apache.org/addrelease.html?ant
+
+19. Address the available version tags in BugZilla. Create new
+    milestone 1.9.8 and version 1.9.7.
+
+20. Add a new release tag to doap_Ant.rdf in Ant's site.
+
+21. checkout the 1.9.x branch, merge the tag but don't push the
+    commit
+
+    $ git checkout 1.9.x
+    $ git merge rel/1.9.7
+
+    Set the version number in several files to the required version of
+    the next 1.9.x release. These are:
+
+    * manual/cover.html
+    * manual/credits.html
+    * build.xml properties : project.version,manifest-version,pom.version
+
+      project.version property in build.xml gets bumped to
+      [newversion]alpha, for example 1.9.8alpha
+
+      manifest-version gets bumped to the exact next release number
+      for example 1.9.8.
+
+      pom.version gets bumped to [newversion]-SNAPSHOT
+      for example 1.9.8-SNAPSHOT.
+
+    * POM files under src/etc/poms and subdirectories
+      if you've got mvn installed
+
+      $ mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=1.9.8-SNAPSHOT -DgenerateBackupPoms=false
+
+      inside src/etc/poms should do the trick.
+
+    * ivy.xml in release subdirectory
+    * WHATSNEW (add a new section)
+    * src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml
+
+    Amend the merge commit
+
+    $ git add -u
+    $ git commit -a --amend
+    $ git push
+
+22. checkout the master branch, merge the 1.9.x branch
+
+    $ git checkout master
+    $ git merge 1.9.x
+    $ git push
+
+23. wait a few hours for the mirrors to catch up
+
+
 
 16. Update the ant.apache.org site :
 
@@ -254,27 +298,12 @@ Note: This document was updated in the context of releasing Ant
     the production folder - since the site still uses svn and Ant
     proper uses git there currently is no way to use the scm for this.
 
-17. Address the available version tags in BugZilla. Create new
-    milestones and versions 1.9.6.
-    Assign all existing 1.9.5 bugs to 1.9.6.
-    Note that such changes can be done at once by choosing the
-    link "Change several bugs at once" at the bottom of the bug list
-    displaying the 1.9.5 bugs.
-
 18. At this point in time, the release is done and announcements are made.
     PGP-sign your announcement posts.
 
     Apache mailing lists that should get the announcements:
     announce@apache.org, dev@ant and user@ant.
 
-19. Add a new release tag to doap_Ant.rdf in Ant's site.
-
-20. Update the Apache Reporter System
-
-    https://reporter.apache.org/addrelease.html?ant
-
-21. If you've created a temporary branch you can delete it now. 
-
 22. You can now reacquaint yourself with your family and friends.
 
 (*)  Mirrors : the srcdownload.html, bindownload.html and

WHATSNEW

@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+Changes from Ant 1.9.7 TO Ant 1.9.8
+===================================
+
+Changes that could break older environments:
+-------------------------------------------
+
+Fixed bugs:
+-----------
+
+Other changes:
+--------------
+
 Changes from Ant 1.9.6 TO Ant 1.9.7
 ===================================
 

build.xml

@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@
   <property name="name" value="ant"/>
   <!-- this is the groupId of ant in the Maven repository -->
   <property name="groupid" value="org/apache/ant"/>
-  <property name="project.version" value="1.9.7alpha"/>
+  <property name="project.version" value="1.9.8alpha"/>
   <!-- pom.version is used when doing a distribution and must match with what is checked in under src/etc/poms -->
-  <property name="pom.version" value="1.9.7-SNAPSHOT"/>
-  <property name="manifest-version" value="1.9.7"/>
+  <property name="pom.version" value="1.9.8-SNAPSHOT"/>
+  <property name="manifest-version" value="1.9.8"/>
   <property name="bootstrap.jar" value="ant-bootstrap.jar"/>
 
   <property name="ant.package" value="org/apache/tools/ant"/>

manual/cover.html

@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 <head>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheets/style.css">
-<title>Apache Ant 1.9.7 User Manual</title>
+<title>Apache Ant 1.9.8 User Manual</title>
 </head>
 
 <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
 <div align="center"> 
   <h1><img src="images/ant_logo_large.gif" width="190" height="120"></h1>
-  <h1>Apache Ant&trade; 1.9.7 Manual</h1>
-  <p align="left">This is the manual for version 1.9.7 of
+  <h1>Apache Ant&trade; 1.9.8 Manual</h1>
+  <p align="left">This is the manual for version 1.9.8 of
   <a target="_top" href="http://ant.apache.org/index.html">Apache Ant</a>. 
     If your version 
     of Ant (as verified with <tt>ant -version</tt>) is older or newer than this 

manual/credits.html

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 </ul>
 
 <center>
-<p>Version: 1.9.7</p>
+<p>Version: 1.9.8</p>
 </center>
 
 

release/ivy.xml

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation=
 	    "http://ant.apache.org/ivy/schemas/ivy.xsd">
   <info organisation="org/apache"
-        module="ant" revision="1.9.7"/>
+        module="ant" revision="1.9.8"/>
   <publications xmlns:e="urn:ant.apache.org:ivy-extras">  
     <artifact name="ant-parent" type="pom" ext="pom"/>
     <artifact name="ant-parent" type="pom.asc" ext="pom.asc"/>

src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-antlr</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + ANTLR</name>
   <description>antlr specific task.
     The implementation forks a java process, therefore the antlr jar file is only needed at runtime</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml

@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-bcel</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + BCEL</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml

@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-bsf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + BSF</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml

@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-log4j</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Log4J</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml

@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-oro</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Oro</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml

@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-regexp</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Regexp</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml

@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-resolver</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Resolver</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml

@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-xalan2</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Xalan 2</name>
   <description>contains Xalan2-specific features</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml

@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-commons-logging</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Commons Logging</name>
   <description>Ant Listener based on commons-logging</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml

@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-commons-net</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Commons Net</name>
   <description>ftp, rexec and telnet tasks</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jai</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JAI</name>
   <description>image task and corresponding types.
   </description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-javamail</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JavaMail</name>
   <description>implementation of the mail task based on javamail.
     Required to send emails to SMTP servers using user/password combinations
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jdepend</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JDepend</name>
   <description>task jdepend invoking the jdepend parser. There is also a version 2.9.1 of the
     jdepend parser available on the maven repository</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jmf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JMF</name>
   <description>contains the sound task and a soundplayer listener
     download the dependency from http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>

src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jsch</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JSch</name>
   <description>contains the sshexec and scp tasks
   </description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml

@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-junit</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JUnit</name>
   <description>contains the junit and junirreport tasks</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml

@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
         <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-junit4</artifactId>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Apache Ant + JUnit 4</name>
     <description>contains JUnit 4.x support</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml

@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Launcher</name>
   <build>
     <plugins>

src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml

@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-netrexx</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + NetRexx</name>
   <description>NetRexxC task
     dependency can be downloaded from http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/netrexx/download.html</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Processed too early, before maven-antrun-plugin gets a chance to work:

src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml

@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-swing</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Swing</name>
   <description>a listener and a splash task based on Swing</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>

src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml

@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Test Utilities</name>
   <description>test utility classes</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
      <dependency>

src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml

@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>http://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Core</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>

src/etc/poms/pom.xml

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/ma
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.9.7-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.9.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <description>master POM</description>
   <licenses>

src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml

@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
                 <fail>
                         <condition>
                                 <not>
-                                        <antversion exactly="1.9.7" />
+                                        <antversion exactly="1.9.8" />
                                 </not>
                         </condition>
-                        Should be exactly 1.9.7
+                        Should be exactly 1.9.8
 
                 </fail>
         </target>
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@
                 <fail>
                         <condition>
                                 <not>
-                                        <antversion atleast="1.9.7" />
+                                        <antversion atleast="1.9.8" />
                                 </not>
                         </condition>
-                Should be at least 1.9.7
+                Should be at least 1.9.8
                 </fail>
         </target>
 
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
                 <fail>
                         <condition>
                                 <not>
-                                        <antversion exactly="1.9.7" />
+                                        <antversion exactly="1.9.8" />
                                 </not>
                         </condition>
-                  Should be exactly 1.9.7
+                  Should be exactly 1.9.8
                 </fail>
         </target>
 </project>