Hi Clive, I'm still kinda new to NANT but I'll try to answer some of your questions as best as I know them (perhaps I'll learn a thing or two while I'm at it).
> Right now, I'm unsure of the scope of NANT in terms of how appropriate it is > to a mixed environment with some .NET apps and older legacy VB6 apps - most > apps with SQL Server as a back-end. Some of my developer colleagues as > asking me how '.NET' centric NANT is? In other words, is it a build tool > for .NET apps or is it a build tool suitable for non-.NET apps which just > happens to be written using .NET? > I don't know if I understand what a non-.NET app is that happens to be .NET means. What I do know is that it is a build tool (compiler at the absolute most basic level) with a hell of a lot of bells and whistles in it. So is it .NET centric? Well, yeah, but if your not going to be using .NET you'll probably be using Java. In which case you can go get all of its big brothers Ant, JUnit, CruiseControl, etc. =) It supports most every .NET language to compile, plus gives you the option to use devenv (which should support every language). I do believe the NAntContrib project offers VB6 support . Or someone is, I know I didn't dream it... > In our environment, a mixture of VB6 and .NET on top of SQL Server, is NANT > the best bet? Well... SQL Server doesn't really matter... But for VB6-.NET yeah... good tool. Make sure you understand why you want to use Nant. > > If NANT is the way to go on this, how can we best integrate the associated > SQL Server builds into this process? How do you want to integrate SQL Server? For Loading/Unloading data? I don't see where SQL fits in. > > Is CruiseControl seen as the best partner for NANT in terms of > automated/continuous build process? > I use CC.NET, but that was after doing a few weeks of research of why I wanted CC.NET over various other options (i.e. Draco.NET, Hippo.NET...) > Which SCM tool fits best into the NANT/CruiseControl picture? n.b. using > VSS right now but developers see its shortcomings. > Again... need to do your research. I like CVS. But you'll meet people on here that like Perforce, or CodeVault, NGSource, etc... I don't like VSS personally, but some people here love it. Each for their own reasons, but you have to choose what features you want out of your SCM. Nant will support most any that you choose. > I have a pilot implementation of one of our services that includes vb6 and > SQL Server with the vb client interface being currently rolled out using a > script that constructs the MSI package. My aim is to see all components of > the build including SQL Server together in the same build process. again.. the SQL Server... please tell me what you want to do with this? If its your data repository for you VB6 program.. this does not matter to Nant... or *any* build system I'm aware of. As a starting point for me, are there any examples I could refer to for this scenario using the tools I have already mentioned plus any more that might be necessary? Examples in the download package from Nant and nant Contrib... or try google.. search for "nant examples" or just "nant" Oh.. that google.. always finding useful information... Good luck, Chris > > Thanks in advance, > > Clive R. > > The information transmitted is intended only for the use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. The > contents of this transmission must not be altered, retransmitted or > disseminated in any way. If you are not the intended recipient of this email > you must not rely on or act upon the contents contained within it. If you > receive this email and are not the intended recipient, please contact the > sender and delete the material from any computer. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&opclick > _______________________________________________ > Nant-users mailing list > Nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_ide95&alloc_id396&op=click _______________________________________________ Nant-users mailing list Nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
