>>> On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 8:06 am, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Andrew Close" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/25/06, Andrew Goodnough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Yeah, I forgot that part of what you were looking for. The closest >> I've come is this, using a separate "branch- build" file located at the >> root of your local workspace (same level with the projects): >> >> ===branch- build.xml=== >> <fileset dir="${branch.dir}"> >> <patternset id="project.files"> >> <include name="Biz- Cal/build.xml"/> >> <include name="CCAP- FOP/build.xml"/> >> <include name="CCAP- Util/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Common- Client/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Common- Queries/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Datasource/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Global/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Global- Queries/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- GUI/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- JMS/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- JMX/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- JMX- JavaScript/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- PDF- Services/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Plugin- Sybase/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Protocols/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Scanner/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Security/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Server/build.xml"/> >> <include name="Jade- Software- Bootstrap/build.xml"/> >> ....etc.... >> </patternset> >> </fileset> >> >> <target name="compile" depends="version" description="Compiles the >> source files for the whole branch"> >> <echo message="Compiling ${cvs.tag} projects..."/> >> <subant target="compile"> >> <fileset dir="${branch.dir}"> >> <patternset refid="project.files"/> >> </fileset> >> </subant> >> </target> >> >> <target name="jar" depends="version" description="Assembles the >> current build into a deployable jar files for the whole branch"> >> <echo message="Jaring ${cvs.tag} projects..."/> >> <subant target="jar"> >> <fileset dir="${branch.dir}"> >> <patternset refid="project.files"/> >> </fileset> >> </subant> >> </target> >> >> ..etc.. >> ================================== >> >> now I can issue the command: >> >> ant - f branch- build.xml compile jar >> >> >> You only have to maintain one main list of projects. You might be able >> to get this into an external file, too. So, if you set up the >> dependencies on a per project basis (from previous email) all >> dependencies will be satisfied. Because this branch- build.xml file >> calls project builds in order, many popular dependent projects will get >> called multiple times. This is not horrible (unless you call clean on >> every project) because each project will only have to compile once. > > Andy, > > thanks again. that helps quite a bit. i'll give your solution a try > and post back if i have questions. ;) > > ac
Incidentally, I did find a 'includesfile' attribute on the 'patternset' element, so you could put your list of project build files in an external file so you wouldn't have to modify with the branch-build.xml every time you wanted to add a new project. Andy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]