java hangs when run build in background

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

I have a build file that runs a Java program. I've been able to simplify the problem to the point where I'm left with a build file that compiles and runs the program along with a program that just does a System.out.println.

When I run the build in Windows or UNIX (foreground), it works as expected. All the build.xml echos are output as is the System.out.println. When I run the program in the background, it appears to hang. It writes "end compile" to the log file (where System.out is redirected to.) If I run the "jobs" command, it shows as STOPPED which is odd. If I type "fg" it continues to run.

The same effect occurs if I remove the println and have a Java file that does nothing.

I've run builds before in the background. The major difference being that they don't call <java>. Any ideas what is going on? I'm at a loss for why the program goes into stopped state.

Note: The problem exists even if I don't fork the JVM. (The fork is there because the real program needs to fork.)

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<project name="mine" default="build">
  <target name="build">
 
    <echo>start compile</echo>
    <javac srcdir="src" source="1.4"  />
    <echo>end compile</echo>
    <java classname="src.MyTest" classpath="." fork="true" jvm="/path/to/java"  />
    <echo> end java run</echo>
 
</target>
</project>

package src;
public class MyTest {
  public static void main (String[] args) {
    System.out.println("in my test program");
  }
}

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Oddly enough, <exec> doesn't cause this problem. I guess I'm using <exec> to call Java as a workaround.