[izpack-users] Variable substitution in install.xml

[Bartz, Klaus]

Hi Gereon,
sorry for late answer...
It is not possible to use variables in the "src" attribute of
all allowed sub elements of <pack>.
It cannot work because the "src" attribute will be resolved at 
compile (packaging) time where you do not know what language the
installer will be choose at install time. Only for attribute
"targetdir" IzPack variables are allowed.
The installation do not contain your hole source tree else only
the files you have referred as "src" in your installer description
file.
There is no automatic handling of language dependant files, but it
will be possible to handle such things in a custom action or
(may be hidden) custom panel.

Cheers

Klaus


>-----Original Message-----
>From: izpack-users-admin at berlios.de
>[mailto:izpack-users-admin at berlios.de]On Behalf Of Gereon Fassbender
>Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 1:44 PM
>To: izpack-users at lists.berlios.de
>Subject: [izpack-users] Variable substitution in install.xml
>
>
>Hi,
>
>how can i use variables in the install.xml?
>
>This doesn't work:
>
><file src="lang/$ISO3_LANG/myfile" targetdir="targetpath"/>
>
>I also tried variations like ant style ${ISO3_LANG}...
>
>Thanks,
>Gereon  
>
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