MSBuild and VCBuild *are* command line apps. They are specifically Made to be used in automated builds.
The difference is, that the syntax is not like make. G -----Original Message----- From: jean-frederic clere [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Lab Invitation Garrett Serack wrote: > This is certainly something we can examine during the appcompat lab. > > There is still tools for building from the command line, (MSBuild, > VCBuild), but they aren’t much like make... more like Ant. I am always trying to use NMake on those platforms. Command line tools are very interesting because they can be use in scripts that are used in automated builds. Cheers Jean-Frederic > > G > > -----Original Message----- > From: Issac Goldstand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:40 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Lab Invitation > > > This is probably all the way at the bottom of your priority list, but I > figure it can't hurt to mention - what about a decent command line build > solution; IIRC, one of the (very minor) reasons we're still with VC6 is > the ability to create a Makefile, which recent VS suites no longer > support... > > Issac > > William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote: >> I'm planning to attend to address issues on several fronts, and I hear >> some PHP folks will make it as well. It might be a really good chance >> to start digging deeper into the interop issues with MSVCR runtimes, >> so if there is a modperl dev or two who are interested, I'd love to >> spend some of this time working on those specifics. >> >> Bill >> >> Garrett Serack wrote: >>> Howdy, >>> >>> My name is Garrett Serack, and I am the Community Program Manager in >>> the Open >>> Source Software Labs here at Microsoft. >>> >>> I would like to extend an official invitation to the Apache Software >>> Foundation >>> to participate in the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Compatibility >>> Labs here >>> in Redmond. The Compatibility lab is scheduled for >>> >>> Monday February 25 2008 through Wednesday February 28 2008. >>> >>> (the lab is actually booked thru Thurs the 29th, so an extra day is >>> possible) >>> >>> WHAT IS IT? >>> ----------- >>> The Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility Lab is an event >>> where we >>> invite companies to bring their applications into our lab, and have the >>> opportunity to perform compatibility testing with Windows Server >>> 2008. In >>> addition to gaining insight into Windows Server 2008, this also includes >>> unprecedented access to various product groups (developers, >>> architects and PMs) >>> inside of Microsoft, who can lend their assistance, give technical >>> information >>> and answer design questions you may have. >>> >>> Normally, we request companies send 3-4 attendees, and we usually >>> have 3-4 >>> companies in the lab in a given week. Given the ASF's size and >>> breadth, we've >>> reserved the entire lab for the week for the Apache Foundation, and >>> we'd like >>> to see somewhere in the range of 15-18 people from a wide variety of >>> projects >>> attend. >>> >>> >>> WHO SHOULD COME? >>> ---------------- >>> We would be very interested in having several people from the Tomcat, >>> HTTPD and >>> Axis groups attend. Other projects including APR, Apache C++ >>> Standard Library >>> project, Harmony, and Maven.NET also come to mind. Any project that >>> is impacted >>> by the release of Windows 2008, or is looking to solve >>> Windows-specific project >>> issues, may profit from this opportunity. >>> >>> We are interested in having each project who deals with Microsoft >>> Windows >>> compatibility or portability to bring small contingent of 1 or 2 >>> developers to >>> the table, so please chat within your own PMC or even your dev@ list >>> first to >>> determine who is most interested in attending this camp on behalf of >>> your >>> project. Space is constrained, and we'd like to ensure that specific >>> attention >>> can be given to projects that need it. >>> >>> >>> WHAT'S THE COST? >>> ---------------- >>> The cost of the event itself is being handled by our team (the Open >>> Source >>> Software Lab), all you have to do is actually get here. Some travel >>> assistance >>> by Microsoft will be available (hotel/airfare), *if* your employer can't >>> pick up such costs. As my budget is limited, how much travel >>> assistance we can >>> provide is linked to how many need to avail themselves of it. If you >>> don't >>> need a subsidy, hotels can still be booked at MS's corp rate at most >>> nearby, >>> saving some money. >>> >>> >>> WHAT IS THE PROCESS? >>> -------------------- >>> To track interest, please register for this event in the subversion file >>> >>> >>> https://svn.apache.org/repos/private/committers/hackathons/port25-08/attending.txt >>> >>> >>> and send me an email with the following information: >>> >>> Full Name: >>> Street Address: >>> Phone Number: >>> Email Address: >>> ASF Projects Involved in: >>> Travel Assistance Required: (full/part/none) >>> Product Groups you wish to get access to: >>> Any technical aspects you'd like to address: >>> >>> INSIGHT >>> ------- >>> You might be interested in the "political" rational of why we value >>> this chance >>> to meet some of the ASF developers and help them work through Windows >>> compatibility issues. You can see Sam Ramji's blog entry about why we >>> asked >>> Mozilla out: >>> >>> >>> http://port25.technet.com/archive/2006/09/20/Why-I-invited-Mozilla.aspx >>> >>> Garrett Serack | Open Source Community Lead | Microsoft Corporation >>> Office:(425)706-7939 >>> email/messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> blog: http://fearthecowboy.com >>> >>> >>> >
