RE: [nant-dev] Bug in need-rebuild detection?

[Scott Hernandez]

The CompilerBase class actually has a NeedsCompiling function which returns a bool as to whether compilation should happen. It should be relatively simple to add a check to see if the build file is newer than the output, and return true.   Another option is to add an attribute to turn on/off this type of checking. I was thinking of something like “WatchBuildFile = true/false” (def. = true?).   Comments?   If you always want to (re)build, just delete the output before the compile.   -----Original Message----- From: Andy Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 9:44 AM To: Scott Hernandez Subject: RE: [nant-dev] Bug in need-rebuild detection?   um...   the csc task. but I have no idea if that is the task that decides about the need to recompile. ____________ Andy Smith Chief Code Monkey -----Original Message----- From: Scott Hernandez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:39 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Andy Smith Subject: RE: [nant-dev] Bug in need-rebuild detection? What tasks are you using that should consider this?   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Andy Smith Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 9:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [nant-dev] Bug in need-rebuild detection?   This is one thing that's bothered me for a while...   1) compile to a dll 2) change the .build file 3) run nant   I don't know what nant does to know whether it needs to recompile... but in this instance, it won't! I have to go in and "touch" at least one code file for the changes to the .build file to be applied.   I guess the root problem is that nant doesn't consider changes in the .build file to require a new build of the dll.   very frustrating ____________ Andy Smith Chief Code Monkey