Question

Here is my ant apply task:

<apply executable="${7z.exec}" failonerror="true">
  <arg value="x"/>
  <fileset dir="${distdir}">
    <include name="**/*.zip"/>
  </fileset>
</apply>

7z.exec is an absolute path to the 7z.exe executable. How can I tell 7zip to deposit the unzipped files into the same folder as the .zip?

Answer 1

You need to use the 7z -o switch for the eXtract command and an Ant mapper to get just the path to the zip. The Ant apply task has a targetfile element that allows you extra flexibility in composing the command line for the task. Leads to something like:

<apply executable="${7z.exec}" failonerror="true">
  <arg value="x"/>
  <srcfile />
  <targetfile prefix="-o" />
  <mapper type="regexp" from="^(.*)/(.*\.zip)" to="\1" />

  <fileset dir="${distdir}">
    <include name="**/*.zip"/>
  </fileset>
</apply>