Ant: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
by Steve Holzner

The unconfirmed error reports are from readers.  They have not yet been 
approved or disproved by the author or editor and represent solely the
opinion of the reader.

Here's a key to the markup:
        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem
        ?page-number?: reader question or request for clarification

This page was updated February 21, 2008.


UNCONFIRMED  errors and comments from readers: 


{35}  Paragraph following the Performing Conditional Actions title;
Sentence:
Three elements support if and unless attributes: target, patternset (which can group
file-matching patterns such as "*.java," "*.class" and so on; see the section
"Working with Patterns"); fail target is the simplest, as shown here:

Example:
<target name="buildModule" if="code.compiled.OK"/>
        .
        .
        .
</target>

Error 1:
The example demonstrates the if condition, not fail as stated.

Error 2:
The opening <target> element is invalid.  It should not end in />.  The forward slash
prior to the greater then sign negates the need for the closing </target>.


{36}  Example following the title Stopping Builds;
The target element in the following example is in an invalid state.

Example:
<target name=
   <condition property="classes.available">


{38} 6th paragraph;
It says "using the srcfile attribute", but we get shown a nested srcfile element, although we got told 
before, we might also use nested srcfiles elements.

You see: attribute vs. element, srcfile vs. srcfiles.

Assuming that an attribute may always get replaced by a homonymous nested element, this is still a little 
misleading resp. at least confusing for the beginnner.


(52) most of page, several examples;
Code sample shows a <filter set> element, but "filter set" is an illegal XML name (ref: XML in a Nutshell 
3rd ed. p.19). I believe the correct name is <filterset>.


{82} Tip block;
"Use the jarsign task..."
should read:
"Use the signjar task..."


[97]  example for <checksum ;
checksum attribute name is lowercase.
property in <checksum example is camelCase.