John,
Use the <nant> task instead:
http://nant.sourceforge.net/release/latest/help/tasks/nant.html
For example:
<project name="standalone" default="rebuild">
<target name="*">
<nant target="${target::get-current-target()}">
<buildfiles basedir="C:\enlistments\Main\src">
<include name="Comp1/subcomp1/subcomp.build" />
<include name="Comp1/subcomp2/subcomp.build" />
<include name="Comp2/subcomp1/subcomp.build" />
<include name="Comp2/subcomp2/subcomp.build" />
</buildfiles>
</nant>
</target>
</project>
or if you just want to execute all build files in a given directory and all
subdirectories:
<project name="standalone" default="rebuild">
<target name="*">
<nant target="${target::get-current-target()}">
<buildfiles basedir="C:\enlistments\Main\src">
<include name="**/*.build" />
<!-- avoid recursive execution of current build file -->
<exclude name="${project::get-buildfile-path()}" />
</buildfiles>
</nant>
</target>
</project>
The use of "*" as target name is special here. It will match any target that
does not exist in the project.
More information on this is available here:
http://nant.sourceforge.net/release/latest/help/fundamentals/targets.html
In this case, it allows you to pass any target to the "master" build file,
and have that target executed in the build files you specify.
For sharing properties, I'd recommand using a separate build file in which
you define these properties and include that build file in your regular
build files.
For example:
<project name="settings">
<property name="some.global.setting" value="ok" />
</project>
<project name="client" default="build">
<include buildfile="settings.build" />
<target name="build">
<echo>Value of 'some.global.setting' is
'${some.global.setting}'.</echo>
</target>
</project>
Hope this helps,
Gert
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dix, John
Sent: vrijdag 13 juli 2007 22:04
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [NAnt-users] linking multiple build files
Hello all,
I have been working with scripted builds for sometime now involving .cmd
files combined with either Python or Perl to get the job done. I am now
moving over to nant to do my work for me however I think I may need to
change how I am used to designing the builds.
Before I would create a setenv.cmd file which when opening a cmd window, it
would set environment variables I need to work with including paths and
such. Then I could issue something like "build release" and then my entire
product, which is laid out in multiple subdirectories at various levels,
would then proceed to be built.
My questions are these:
1. Is the best way to do what I want with nant to use the same model
and execute something like this:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<project name="testing chained calling" >
<exec program="nant.exe"
commandline="-buildfile:C:\enlistments\Main\src\Comp1\subcomp1\subcomp.build
" verbose="true" failonerror="true" />
<exec program="nant.exe"
commandline="-buildfile:C:\enlistments\Main\src\Comp1\subcomp2\subcomp.build
" verbose="true" failonerror="true" />
<exec program="nant.exe"
commandline="-buildfile:C:\enlistments\Main\src\Comp2\subcomp1\subcomp.build
" verbose="true" failonerror="true" />
<exec program="nant.exe"
commandline="-buildfile:C:\enlistments\Main\src\Comp2\subcomp2\subcomp.build
" verbose="true" failonerror="true" />
</project>
Or is there another way? This seems like a really lame way to do it. It
works with script files, but . :-)
2. Is there a way without modifying the NAnt.exe.config file to persist
the global settings I normally setup in my setenv.cmd file I mentioned
earlier? In other words I would like to load them into properties that can
then be accessed through-out my build environment.
Thanks!
-jdix
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