Most of the time for the tools I use (ie CCNet, Nant, NantContrib, fxcop and so on), I try not to modify the distribution folder, so I can upgrade more easily (just replace the folder, unzipped).
That's why I prefer not to modify a config file somewhere. my 0.02â Thibaut On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:15:02 -0400, Gary Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >From: "Gert Driesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 12:50 PM > > [re: using the config file to autoload the contrib and user extension > directories] > > While that will ofcourse work, its definitely not the recommended > procedure. > > Why not? > > It seems to me that if you're using a library of tasks, it makes more sense > to treat that as a configuration item, not a build item. Otherwise you > clutter up the build script with load tasks, which relate more to NAnt than > the thing being built. If you decide to use a common include file to > simplify that problem, then may wind up paying the expense of loading a > dozen .dlls when all you need for a specific build is just one. Either way, > you either have a hardwired path to the contrib directory that may not be > valid on all machines, or else you have to go through extra configuration > steps (e.g. defining an environment variable) anyway. Finally, it just > increases the learning curve for the build engineer who is often a junior > engineer, and not necessarily even a programmer. (No offense to the many > highly skilled build engineers, but they're the exception, not the rule.) > > I can see that in some cases using loadtask may be better, but I don't see > that it needs to be a hard and fast rule. > > Gary > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal > Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us > Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl > _______________________________________________ > Nant-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ Nant-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
