[Nant-users] Re: [Nant-users] £100 Cash offered for a resolution to the Issue with large nant project build file re buildin g each inner project

[Martin Gainty]

Good Morning Matt This will execute the tasks in the target ONLY IF the library out.dll is older than 24 hours <target name="build-module-A"       if="${datetime::now() - file::get-last-write-time('out.dll')) > timespan::from-hours(24)}"> ... </target> Cheers from across the pond, Martin Gainty   (001)617-852-7822 ----- Original Message ----- From: Matt Adamson To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 6:47 AM Subject: [Nant-users] £100 Cash offered for a resolution to the Issue with large nant project build file re building each inner project Guys,   I sent this a week ago however I'd like a quick resolution so am offering a £100 cash incentive if you can resolve this for us.   Cheers   Matt   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guys, I've sent this issue to Gerry Shaw however he isn't too sure of the problem and suggested I ask for more help from you guys.   We have a large build file attached which calls a large number of other build files for about 100 different projects. Were finding that some projects are being re built for every project which references them. I have attached the main build file + another one which is referenced from this.   Gerry mentioned the issue could be   "The problem is that you are building your components by calling  the <nant> task.  This is effectively running a new  process of  nant.exe on the build file.  The new process of  nant doesn't know  what assemblies have already been called so  it will end up  rebuilding them. Solution, don't use the <nant> task.  Instead include all the files into this single master build file and then <call> the  task  that was in that build file"   However I don't understand how to restructure the file here to do this. Each target is called in another file e.g. the project Tranmit.Common.   Any help would be much appreciated.   Cheers   Matt     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------