MSBuild vs Nant

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hi,
i need help about wich choosing Msbuild or Nant,
if it s MsBuild: i want look about performance, advantages,...


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jomu
 
jomu said:
i need help about wich choosing Msbuild or Nant,
if it s MsBuild: i want look about performance, advantages,...
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A nice advantage of msbuild is you can run it directly on your .csproj /
..sln etc. files from VS05.

-- Barry
 
jomu said:
hi,
i need help about wich choosing Msbuild or Nant,
if it s MsBuild: i want look about performance, advantages,...


Thks for help
jomu
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Nant is very functional, has almost any task you will ever need.
And runs on Mono if you want.
But the project is not very dynamic, hasn't yet reached version 1.0 and
there were no new releases for a year or two (this also might be due to
fact that nant is good enough)
 
If you are heading towards Team Foundation Server, MSBuild is the better
option. Another benefit is the fact the project files are build files. To
alter the build, copy and paste and edit.

As for nAnt, it is a very stable open source product. It works well with
many CI projects, like Cruise Control .NET and there is a plethora of
information. It, currently, is not folded into the Team Foundation Server
world, so I would be wary, if you are heading that direction for project
management and source control. If not, nAnt is a very capable product.

The biggest questions, IMO, are
1) When does the project end? Earlier might push towards nAnt.
2) Am I going to use TFS? If yes, consider MSBuild first.

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Gregory A. Beamer

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