[izpack-users] Unable to get value of Environment Variable

[Bartz, Klaus]

Hi John,
remember that srcdir and targetdir will be resolved from different
programs at different times.
The compiler resolves srcdir with the ant directory scanner (which
supports nice things as
<fileset>), but not the targetdir. Only the informations will be packed
into the pack with the variable,
not a resolved path (who should it be done on the build machine??). The
variable substitution
makes the installer at an other time on an other box.
The only problem I see is, that all sources have to have one root. I
have more than one project with
more than one roots. Therefore I have ant scripts where the different
roots are set.
 
Cheers
 
Klaus

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[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of John
Lussmyer
	Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 5:27 PM
	To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
	Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Unable to get value of Environment
Variable
	
	

	Thanks.  It surprised me that variables aren't handled in all
parameters.

	I was able to re-arrange things to work.

	(It sure would be nice to have another build-in variable.  The
location of the install.xml file being processed.)

	 

	
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[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Bartz, Klaus
	Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 1:04 AM
	To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
	Subject: Re: [izpack-users] Unable to get value of Environment
Variable

	 

	Hi John,

	you can use IzPack variables as targetdir or in a panel or
custom action, but not

	as sourcedir. Use only one root and set the root in the
IzPack-compiler call. Or

	create an ant script which revises your install.xml first and
call then the

	IzPack-compiler. 

	Additional there are <properties> declared in the dtd. But I do
not know how 

	to use it.

	 

	Cheers

	 

	Klaus

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[mailto:izpack-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of John
Lussmyer
		Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 12:49 AM
		To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
		Subject: [izpack-users] Unable to get value of
Environment Variable

		I've been trying to use an environment variable in my
install.xml as follows:

		 

		     <fileset dir="${ENV[MDSROOT]}"
targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>

		 

		When I compile the install.xml, I get the following
error:

		 

		-> Fatal error :

		   install.xml:40: Invalid directory 'dir':
${ENV[MDSROOT]}

		com.izforge.izpack.compiler.CompilerException:
install.xml:40: Invalid directory 'dir': ${ENV[MDSROOT]}

		        at
com.izforge.izpack.compiler.CompilerConfig.parseError(CompilerConfig.jav
a:1619)

		 

		The value IS set in the environment, as shown by a "set"
command:

		 

		MDSROOT=C:\Dev\Install\Hes2.3Poc

		 

		If I put the absolute path directly in the "dir" entry,
it works just fine.

		 

		So, any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?

		 



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