> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Butler, Mark A Mr IPI Gramm Tech > Sent: woensdag 3 november 2004 23:38 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Kevin Williams; Duraiswami, Prabhuram > Subject: RE: [Nant-users] Issues with installation of NAnt 0.84 > > Would someone PLEASE fix the help file? I'm reading the archives and > see new users having the same problem over and over. > > Why would I think it's the help file. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT > TELLS YOU > TO DO! > > >>>> > Getting Started > [This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.] > > This topic will show you NAnt building itself. Before you begin make > sure your system meets the system requirements. > > Download the latest release. > Unzip the distribution into a new folder. > Open a command prompt and change the directory to the folder > where NAnt > was installed. > Type bin\nant to build NAnt. > Look at the NAnt.build file to see how it works.li > If you did everything correctly you should see something like this: > <Missing picture of cmd window with a successful build that > the new user > never sees.> > <<<< > > New users, like me, download the files and unzip them per the > instructions. Many of us then look in the help file to figure out how > to get started. We look in "Getting Started" and, for some reason, we > are told to compile nAnt. We're just beginners. We don't know any > better. We make the mistake of assuming that the help file > is where you > get help and that "Getting Started" is what you do to get started. > > I wasted a couple of hours down this road myself and it looks > like many > other people have too. Not to mention the amount of time you've spent > helping us un-help ourselves. > > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE fix this.
Mark, the great thing about open-source software is that you can fix it yourself, and thereby contribute to the project. Looking forward to your contribution ;-) Gert ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ Nant-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
