Buildr is similar to Gradle, though Ruby-based where Gradle is Groovy-based and so has more affinity with OFBiz. Continuum is a different sort of animal, a continuous integration tool that can run a variety of build tools.
BTW, what is an expert, let alone a "real" expert? A little like the term "true Scotsman" and the corresponding logical fallacy IMO... -David > On 20 Apr 2015, at 11:58, Pierre Smits <[email protected]> wrote: > > Quoting: 'why change in the first place'. That is one of the most important > question, perhaps even 'the most important'.... And it seems, that one > isn't answered to the fullest. > > I like: if it aint broken, don't try to fix it'. But also 'a square peg > doesn't fit in a round hole'. Is our current build mechanism broken? Is our > current mechanism a square peg? > > But beyond that: have we fully explored the all/other paths? We currently > have following options: Ant+IVY, Groovy/Gradle, Maven. They are all 'build' > solutions (at least according to their sites, but the writers of any of > those pages could be disregarded as experts). But there are also Apache > Buildr and Continiuum, according to this site listing options: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_build_automation_software. > > Should we explore inviting the real experts (those of all these tools) to > share their insights, so that we can base the decision on real information > than just conjecture/limited experiences? > > And on another and related aspect: how much effort would the benefit of > each option require to have it fully operational for OFBiz? That should > help determination too. > > Best regards, > > Pierre Smits > > *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>* > Services & Solutions for Cloud- > Based Manufacturing, Professional > Services and Retail & Trade > http://www.orrtiz.com > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 7:00 PM, David E. Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> That gets back to the question of why change in the first place... build >> files may be smaller and easier to maintain, but there may not be a good >> reason! >> >> -David >>
