Hi,
We use one (very big) build xml file on top of the project directory.
Specific user settings are stored in file 'user.properties' and define local
distribution directories. e.g. for local testing, the associated target is ldist.
(user can change these properties to their liking). They can set the distribution
directory to their particular TOMCAT directory, etc
Specific project settings are stored in file 'project.properties' and define project
name, version, libraries used, classpaths, javadoc classpaths, etc
The build.xml uses all above properties to compile, distribute and package all needed
files. the src directory is the only one under version control, all other are
build generated.
Our dir-structure looks like following :
/project-name, holds build.xml, user.properties & project.properties
/build
/docs generated javadocs
/java generated classfiles
/LocalDist
/...... complete distribution structure for local testing, WEB-INF.....
/JUnit junitreport (html) output of unit tests
/xml output of junit
/ServerDist complete distribution for Customer, containing all needed classes,
ect
/src unit tests, same structure as below, generated using target 'new'
.....
/src Sources for eveything
/java java stuff
/..pkg java packages...
/test Unit tests for packages
/jsp jsp sources
/html html sources
/misc All other files (filtering is on)
/db db creation
/plsql .....
Our used targets are following :
new = creates minimal src directory structure
ldist = compiles all java code, and distrubutes to ldist directory (inc.
html&jsp)
sdist = compiles all java code, and distrubutes to sdist directory (inc.
html&jsp)
additionally runs all unit tests & javadoc to be included in
distribution
sdist-ftp = deploys sdist to a remote server for integration testing
javadoc = guess..
junit = guess..
clean = guess..
Having answered your question I also need some help......
1. I need to add a target to check the developer environment, e.g. ant
version, jdk version
Any suggestions ???
2. A customer deployment task, once thepackage is delivered at customer site this
task
will take over the local deploy...... How ??
3. We have several projects, all sharing sources from another. How to generate ONE
web.xml without manual editing each project web.xml
something like a task which appends source files ?? like
echo <tag> file
append file1 file
append file2 file
echo </tag> file
file will now be a valid web.xml
Thanx, Fred
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On 5-10-01 at 9:25 Ralph Jocham wrote:
>Hi,
I am desperately looking for some Ant references.
The Ant documtation itself is too confusing for me.
You get all explained but not how you can combine
and use them.
Examples is that waht I need. The more the better.
Thanks,
Ralph
