How to set Ant properties based on variables in Eclipse?

Question

I have a common problem and there are probably countless ways to solve it. I\'m looking for an elegant, simple solution to this typical scenario:

I have a project in Ec

Answer 1

I think what I'm looking for is to add the following to the build.properties file:

project.root = ${basedir}

alternatively, I can just use the basedir property whenever project.root is needed.

I happened to be looking at the source code for ivy.properties and I saw the basedir property being used. I just tested and verified that this property works on different machines both from inside eclipse and from the command line as well as when making a call to ant from a different directory such as:

ant -f /path/to/eclipse/workspace/projectName/build.xml

When I get a minute, I will verify that this also works when importing the property file in different locations (such as inside src/main/resources/config/ivy/ivysettings.xml).