Hi Clive. > 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.
For what it is worth ... ... I have been using Ant (NAnt's Java oriented cousin) for years to do website builds (XML+XSLT) and application builds (Delphi for Win32). The system works extremely well. Recently, I switched my Ant build scripts for the Delphi applications to NAnt - and they work as well as Ant. (This was a learning exercise, more than anything else). So, Does NAnt work for ordinary Win32 applications? Absolutely. There are some "bells and whistles" that are .NET oriented, but the foundation of NAnt is quite generic. For a good place to start, check out the exec and for-each tasks. A last comment: NAnt is SCM agnostic - it can work with most any SCM tool. Requirements are either NAnt tasks (available for most products) or a commandline interface (which almost every SCM tool has) that can be invoked by <exec>. The key is to know WHY you want to automate your builds. If you need to expand on your reasoning here, have a look at the "Pragmatic Starter Kit" books here: http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/starter_kit/au/index.html Keep Smiling, Bevan. ****************************************************************************** "This message (and any files transmitted with it) are confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and delete this message from your system. This message does not necessarily reflect the views of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. If the recipient has any concerns about the content of this message they should seek alternative confirmation from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand." ****************************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------- 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
