diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW index 0d1fd65b9..3cdc7e1f5 100644 --- a/WHATSNEW +++ b/WHATSNEW @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -Changes from Ant 1.5 to current CVS version -=========================================== +Changes from Ant 1.5.1 to current CVS version +============================================= Changes that could break older environments: -------------------------------------------- @@ -17,28 +17,43 @@ Changes that could break older environments: Fixed bugs: ----------- -* The sh wrapper script didn't work under Cygwin if ANT_HOME wasn't - set with a Unix style filename. +* now works on OS/400. -* The sh wrapper script could fail if you started Ant from a directory - with whitespace in its name. +Other changes: +-------------- -* ant -diagnostics was not working properly when the task dependency - was missing and was just printing the missing dependency. +* has a new encoding attribute. -* The ExpandProperties filter threw NPEs when defined using - the format. +* can now create XML output. -* If a task got redefined via , it lost its child elements. +* has a new srcfile attribute that can make it read + properties files and output them instead of Ant's properties. -* 's classpathref attribute was broken. +* will now resolve filters recursively. -* would result in no command line argument, will now - be a single empty argument. Use if you need the - quotes literally. +* has a new attribute that allows you to specify a default value. -* could append a newline character at the end of the - file. +* All tasks can be used outside of s + +* Added task (requires JAI). + +* New condition + +* now has a preservelastmodified attribute to preserve the + timestamp of a downloaded file. + +* new rmdir action for that removes directories from a fileset. + +* The SOS and VSS tasks will no longer unconditionally prepend a $ to + vsspath or projectpath. + +* OS/400 now gets detected by the os condition. + +Changes from Ant 1.5.1Beta1 to 1.5.1 +==================================== + +Fixed bugs: +----------- * 's prefix attribute failed to apply to nested elements. @@ -48,8 +63,6 @@ Fixed bugs: * would remove more than it should if the file name contained more than one dot. -* now works on OS/400. - * s nested into s didn't work. Other changes: @@ -57,46 +70,66 @@ Other changes: * Shipped XML parser is now Xerces 2.2.0 -* has a new encoding attribute. +* Filesets now support a 'file' attribute, allowing a single-file + fileset to be constructed without having to specify its parent + directory separately. -* can now create XML output. +* will now return the result of a call to getName instead of + "unknown" for Test implementations that don't extend TestCase but have + a public String getName() method. -* has a new srcfile attribute that can make it read - properties files and output them instead of Ant's properties. +Changes from Ant 1.5 to 1.5.1Beta1 +================================== -* will now resolve filters recursively. +Fixed bugs: +----------- +* Date/time in CvsChangeLog was in local timezone and 12 hour format leading + to a problem when sorting by time. It is now UTC (GMT) and in 24-hour + format as per cvs 'specifications'. -* has a new attribute that allows you to specify a default value. +* CvsTagDiff now supports ampersand modules or modules that have a different + root directory than their name. + +* EjbJar threw NPEs for the Websphere element. The property 'websphere.home' + was not documented. -* All tasks can be used outside of s +* Mail example in the documentation was not correct. -* Appendix E of Java Development with Ant (Loughran/Hatcher) - contributed to the docs +* Checksum was broken in the following scenario: + (using verifyproperty OR in a condition) AND using filesets + with multiple files. -* will only print deprecration warnings if it is actually - used to change the value of a property. - -* Added task (requires JAI). +* The ExpandProperties filter threw NPEs when defined using + the format. -* Filesets now support a 'file' attribute, allowing a single-file - fileset to be constructed without having to specify its parent - directory separately. +* The sh wrapper script didn't work under Cygwin if ANT_HOME wasn't + set with a Unix style filename. -* New condition +* The sh wrapper script could fail if you started Ant from a directory + with whitespace in its name. -* will now return the result of a call to getName instead of - "unknown" for Test implementations that don't extend TestCase but have - a public String getName() method. +* ant -diagnostics was not working properly when the task dependency + was missing and was just printing the missing dependency. -* now has a preservelastmodified attribute to preserve the - timestamp of a downloaded file. +* If a task got redefined via , it lost its child elements. -* new rmdir action for that removes directories from a fileset. +* 's classpathref attribute was broken. -* The SOS and VSS tasks will no longer unconditionally prepend a $ to - vsspath or projectpath. +* would result in no command line argument, will now + be a single empty argument. Use if you need the + quotes literally. -* OS/400 now gets detected by the os condition. +* could append a newline character at the end of the + file. + +Other changes: +-------------- + +* Appendix E of Java Development with Ant (Loughran/Hatcher) was + contributed to the docs. + +* will only print deprecration warnings if it is actually + used to change the value of a property. Changes from Ant 1.5beta3 to Ant 1.5 ==================================== diff --git a/docs/ant15_todo.html b/docs/ant15_todo.html index 251b1108b..b2af3eb2c 100644 --- a/docs/ant15_todo.html +++ b/docs/ant15_todo.html @@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ - - - - - - Apache Ant diff --git a/docs/antnews.html b/docs/antnews.html index 8877c03d2..23b8bd1f2 100644 --- a/docs/antnews.html +++ b/docs/antnews.html @@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ - - - - - - Apache Ant @@ -217,6 +211,7 @@

Apr 29, 2002: Ant wins Software Development magazine's 2002 Productivity Award.

+ Ant has been awarded a 2002 Productivity Award by Software Development magazine. Read the @@ -236,7 +231,9 @@

Mar 26, 2002: Ant wins the JavaWorld Editors' Choice Award

-

Ant has won the JavaWorld Editors' Choice Award for +

+ + Ant has won the JavaWorld Editors' Choice Award for Most Useful Java Community-Developed Technology. Read the full article -- or jump directly to the bit about diff --git a/docs/external.html b/docs/external.html index c316647d7..e8aa35c0e 100644 --- a/docs/external.html +++ b/docs/external.html @@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ - - - - - - Apache Ant diff --git a/docs/faq.html b/docs/faq.html index 1ad4a2d66..279ba0c3d 100644 --- a/docs/faq.html +++ b/docs/faq.html @@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ - - - - - - Apache Ant @@ -1159,7 +1153,6 @@ shell-prompt> cat < foo </not> <equals arg1="${prop3}" arg2="$${prop3}" /> </and> - </condition> </target> diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html index 69f21fb05..5c1885941 100644 --- a/docs/index.html +++ b/docs/index.html @@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ - - - - - - Apache Ant diff --git a/docs/problems.html b/docs/problems.html index b06408b25..d1165e4d1 100644 --- a/docs/problems.html +++ b/docs/problems.html @@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ - - - - - - Apache Ant diff --git a/docs/projects.html b/docs/projects.html index f1f7947f9..edc58e540 100644 --- a/docs/projects.html +++ b/docs/projects.html @@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ - - - - - - Apache Ant diff --git a/docs/resources.html b/docs/resources.html index 9e5031aa4..bc3dcf109 100644 --- a/docs/resources.html +++ b/docs/resources.html @@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ - - - - - - Apache Ant diff --git a/xdocs/antnews.xml b/xdocs/antnews.xml index bc79f94c3..e533e8b75 100644 --- a/xdocs/antnews.xml +++ b/xdocs/antnews.xml @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@

Apr 29, 2002: Ant wins Software Development magazine's 2002 Productivity Award.

+ Ant has been awarded a 2002 Productivity Award by Software Development magazine. Read the @@ -84,7 +85,9 @@

Mar 26, 2002: Ant wins the JavaWorld Editors' Choice Award

-

Ant has won the JavaWorld Editors' Choice Award for +

+ + Ant has won the JavaWorld Editors' Choice Award for Most Useful Java Community-Developed Technology. Read the - - - - - - #set ( $logoString = $project.getChild("logo").getAttributeValue("href") ) #if ( $logoString.startsWith("/") )