Build tools

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Kevin C

What build tools are you guys using out there? We were evaluating a couple
and the differences in some are staggering. For example, NANT is the "cool"
thing right now but it can be somewhat complex. A tool like VisualBuild
looks offers a more WYSIWYG approach along with easy, built-in SourceSafe
capabilities. Thoughts??

KC
 
Kevin,

I would wait for Whidbey. MSBuild will be released with it, which is
very much like NANT (XML based, extendable with .NET assemblies, etc, etc).
VS.NET will use MSBUILD to handle compiliations, so you will have complete
control over every aspect of it. Of course, it is a command line tool as
well, so you can use it in batch processes.

Hope this helps.
 
Unfortunately I cant wait :( BTW, When is Whidbey supposed to ship?

Nicholas Paldino said:
Kevin,

I would wait for Whidbey. MSBuild will be released with it, which is
very much like NANT (XML based, extendable with .NET assemblies, etc, etc).
VS.NET will use MSBUILD to handle compiliations, so you will have complete
control over every aspect of it. Of course, it is a command line tool as
well, so you can use it in batch processes.

Hope this helps.


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Kevin C said:
What build tools are you guys using out there? We were evaluating a couple
and the differences in some are staggering. For example, NANT is the "cool"
thing right now but it can be somewhat complex. A tool like VisualBuild
looks offers a more WYSIWYG approach along with easy, built-in SourceSafe
capabilities. Thoughts??

KC
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MSBuild does look good but, you are going to have to wait 'a little while' for a working version - best to shop around if you are looking for something shorter term

We use NANT and, although it does look pretty complex you can simply build a solution file (.sln) and NANT will do the rest. This is quite nice as it means that you are able to do both VS.NET and NANT batch/continuous builds using the same solution file

HT

RS
 
Cool, that is good to hear. What about SourceSafe? Will Nant allow me to
check out, label, etc?

PocketNerd said:
MSBuild does look good but, you are going to have to wait 'a little while'
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for a working version - best to shop around if you are looking for something
shorter term.
We use NANT and, although it does look pretty complex you can simply build
Click to expand...
a solution file (.sln) and NANT will do the rest. This is quite nice as it
means that you are able to do both VS.NET and NANT batch/continuous builds
using the same solution file.
 
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