Yes this is exactly our idea. To just use Ivy / Ant resolve/download the the needed (transitive) dependencies and unpack zip's if needed. >From there on we can make 'native' builds.
David Weintraub wrote: > > Ivy is built for Java and its jars. By default, Ivy uses the Maven > worldwide repository system to search for jars. It also is built for Ant > integration. > > However, you could emulate this structure if you use your own Maven/Ivy > style repository such as Nexus or Artifactory. You'll have to figure out a > naming convention thats similar to Ivy's and Maven's > (organisation/groupID, name/artifactId, revision/version), and disconnect > your Nexus/Artifactory repository from the rest of the world since if the > artifact isn't in your repository, you don't want to look in the Maven > worldwide repository system. > > You could also build `build.xml` files for Ant just to download the needed > library objects (*.dll, *.o, *.so, , *.a, etc.) using <ivy:resolve>. There > will be some work involved, but I've seen people do this. > > However, there might be better tools. For example, BuildBoost: > http://www.boost.org/boost-build2/index.html. I never used it, but I've > heard it talked about as a Maven for C++ projects. > > On Dec 6, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Marcel Overdijk <marceloverd...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> I wonder if somebody has some pointers for using Ivy in a C/C++ >> environment. >> >> a) how is dependency management done (e.g. using custom resolver?) >> b) how is building done (based on on de Ivy dependencies) >> >> >> I'm not looking for a complete solution, just wat to start a discussion >> about possibilities or perhaps best practices from people already having >> this set up. >> >> Unfortunately I can't find and information in the docs. Ivy is especially >> interesting as it is nog tight to Java dependency management. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://old.nabble.com/Ivy-in-C-C%2B%2B-environment-tp34767076p34767076.html >> Sent from the ivy-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> > > > -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Ivy-in-C-C%2B%2B-environment-tp34767076p34769838.html Sent from the ivy-user mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
