Erv, Thanks for the clarification. I had missed the files in bin. In the attached email I had interpreted what Ian said to mean that they are not there.
David Reed indicates that NAntcontrib should be obsoleted and merged into NAnt. I agree. While at one point it may have allowed NAnt core developers to focus on core issues, it seems that bringing NAnt to a level that can be called 1.0 has include many of the NAntcontrib tasks and pruning what doesn't make since. Finally, I saw a short discussion on Installers get started but it seemed to get derailed on the question of multi-platform. I think it is important to recognize the purpose of an installer for something like NAnt. I'll propose the objective of an Installer: To hand hold the deployment for novice users. What is involved in deploying NAnt? Not mutch... 1) where to put it 2) manage the PATH 3) filter the content (source) 4) create shortcuts to help and uninstalling. So... who needs this? Windows developers... and specifically ones using Visual Studio who rarely use a command line. Do the open source junkies who thrive on a command line, on any platform, need an installer to do those things? No! Would having an installer that did these things further the adoption of NAnt to the extent that it is worth creating and maintaining? Probably, unless the 'multiplatform' requirement makes it too expensive... especially in light of the targeted users. Thanks, Cash [EMAIL PROTECTED] perotsystems 972-577-5842 - office -----Original Message----- From: Erv Walter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:16 PM To: Foley, Cash; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [nant-dev] Re: [Nant-users] 0.8.3 final All of the NantContrib tasks are included as binaries in the Nant 0.8.3 release (look in the .\nant-0.8.3.50105\bin\ subdirectory of the release .zip file). Get it here: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/nant/nant-0.8.3.zip?download If you want to build it from scratch or if you want to follow the latest CVS versions, you'll have more work to do yourself. -----Original Message----- From: Foley, Cash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [nant-dev] Re: [Nant-users] 0.8.3 final Sorry if it is annoying to pursue this NAntcontrib thing here. I know this is the NAnt group. But the NAntcontrib mail list looks useless. However, there is a relationship between the two even if it should be one way (NAntcontrib to NAnt). This relationship is made very clear in this thread of messages. In order to round off NAnt for "Corporate" use, certain functionality is needed but not seen as 'necessary' for NAnt core. SQL, VSS and have been mentioned in this thread and the response is "it's in NAntcontrib". So, the functionality of NAntcontrib is recognized for the "corporate" success of NAnt. However, it seems that NAntcontrib is not very assessable. (I may be wrong. Someone please prove me wrong!) I can't seem to download a ZIP file and just use it the way I can NAnt. While, if I have to, I suppose I can decide to make the leap to become CVS junkie and figure out exactly what I need to do to download, this seems unnecessary AND contrary to the accessibility objectives for the Corporate Target. I feel like I'm having to jump through hoops to use the thing. (And from the emails I see, I know it's not just me.) Maybe the objective of getting "Corporate" buyin is more of an atherial experience than a real objective. But if NAnt is to become a real tool with real buyin in the .Net development community then this bridge has to built. Either the necessary components from NAntcontrib should be brought into NAnt where it can be properly packaged or the NAntcontrib needs to be made more assesible. Thanks, Cash [EMAIL PROTECTED] perotsystems 972-577-5842 - office -----Original Message----- From: Ian MacLean [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 10:04 PM To: Foley, Cash Subject: Re: [nant-dev] Re: [Nant-users] 0.8.3 final Sorry no. Binaries for NAntcontrib ship as part of the 0.83 release however. Ian >Is the NAntContrib with 0.83 available for ZIP download? > >The files section is empty > >http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=54790 > >and the "nightly build" is very old. > >http://nantcontrib.sourceforge.net/builds/ > >Thanks, Cash > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >perotsystems >972-577-5842 - office > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ian MacLean [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 8:24 PM >To: Sascha Andres >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [nant-dev] Re: [Nant-users] 0.8.3 final > >Sascha Andres wrote: > > > >>Yes I've overseen them. Sourcesafe is in NAntcontrib - which failed to >>build when I tried last time, so I never took a deeper look. >> >> >> >> >NAntContrib binaries ship with the 0.83 release. Unless you have to be >using the latest cvs version of NAnt they should work fine. > >Ian > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek >Welcome to geek heaven. >http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ >Nant-users mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Nant-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Nant-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
