PostProcess doesn't resolve parent properties

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Define a copy action on postProcess configuration parameter using
properties of the parent project
2. Run docbkx:generate-html

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

Properties of the parent project are properly resolved.
Properties are not resolved and stays ${xxx} in the ant script.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

Using version 2.0.8 on Windows XP.

Please provide any additional information below.

Example:
<postProcess>
  <copy todir="${project.build.directory}/site/css"
file="${parent.basedir}/src/manual/css/manual.css" />
</postProcess>

The "project.build.directory" is correctly replaced but anything starting
with "parent." is not.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by lehph...@gmail.com on 18 Feb 2009 at 8:05

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Original comment by MimilO...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2009 at 9:58

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Hi,

both preprocess and postprocess are subjected to this behaviour.

I finally found the problem (or at least the solution), you have to use
"project.parent.*" instead of "parent.*".

<echo message="${project.parent.basedir}" /> is working as expected.

Cedric,

Original comment by MimilO...@gmail.com on 5 Mar 2009 at 10:03

• Changed state: Fixed

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It is working as expected now, I'm sorry for creating this "bug".

Thank you

Original comment by lehph...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2009 at 1:15

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No problemo, 

now we have a place where it is described, you are certainly not alone with 
this problem.

Original comment by MimilO...@gmail.com on 6 Mar 2009 at 3:45

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