Developer Studio and building annotations using ant broken in 12.8.x? Cancel The title field is required!

1. Patrik Wikström

   

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   Noticed that the ${build_files:f} returns other files than the one that was really changed? I have 12.8.7 at the moment.
   

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2. Mike Fechner

   

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   Can you provide more details about this? Which (unexpected) files are passed?
   
   The ANT builder has always been called twice. Once for the modified cls files and then once more for the modified annotation files.
3. Patrik Wikström

   

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   Might be something on our side but for example this set when compiling Digia.Framework.System.Document.DocumentBusinessEntity.cls:
   
    [echo] C:\src\enterprise\.sonarlint\rcc.txt C:\src\enterprise\DigiaFramework\Digia\OERA\DigiaBusinessEntity.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Ccs\BusinessLogic\IBusinessEntity.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Ccs\BusinessLogic\IUpdatableBusinessEntity.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Ccs\Common\IService.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Consultingwerk\OERA\BusinessEntity.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Consultingwerk\OERA\BusinessEntityDescriptor\IProvidesBusinessEntityDescriptor.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Consultingwerk\OERA\IBusinessEntity.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Consultingwerk\OERA\IBusinessService.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Consultingwerk\OERA\IFetchDataByReference.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Consultingwerk\OERA\IHasContextID.r C:\src\enterprise\SmartComponentLibrary\Consultingwerk\OERA\ISupportsResetState.r
   
   I have to install the most recent Progress service pack.
4. Mike Fechner

   

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   R-code is also expected. The more exciting question … do .annotation files get created or updated? 
   
5. Patrik Wikström

   

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   They do not
6. Mike Fechner

   

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   Then please log a support ticket and we can try to help fixing the configuration issue.
7. Patrik Wikström

   

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   Could you please verify if annotations are created for you and the ${build_files:f} returns the files you're expecting to see? It would help us when debugging.
   Through the command line the ant is creating the annotations files.

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8. Mike Fechner

   

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   So if the question is if the annotation generator still works in Progress Developer Studio 12.8 ... yes it does. I just verified this in 12.8.9.
   
   I'm really not sure, why you stick to the build_files:f topic ... what you see there is normal behavior. The ANT builder is launched whenever files are modified. That are .cls files, .r files and .annotation files. They all may appear in the build_files:f ... This is why the script filters for .cls files.
   
   If you do not see updates to the .annotation files, most of the time that indicates issues with the propath or other build parameters. If you Business Entity relies on DB connections (I leave that uncommented here), but the PCTRun is not using DB connections, the proparse job will fail. 
   
   Hence my suggestion: Please log a support ticket. Then we can go into much more detail and ask for your scripts etc.