Ok, I created an issue to support "compile.from(task)" (without to_s) and added a note on the "How To" page about this bug.
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BUILDR-609 alex On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 8:06 AM, <a...@o08.net> wrote: > Thanks a lot for the answers. indeed I tried the example pointed out > by alex, but I always got the error 'TypeError : can't convert > Rake::FileTask into String'. > > Your suggestion here indeed fixed my problem! It works with > 'compile.from generate.to_s' (I tried to put this to_s into other > places, which made that error disappear, but other errors came up > instead.) > > As for eclipse, it worked out of the box, the .classpath was extended > automatically, as suggested by peter donald. > > Thanks very much! > alvi > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 3:57 PM, masterzim....@googlemail.com > <masterzim....@googlemail.com> wrote: > > There is some kind of bug. In this example should be "compile.from > > generate.to_s", this to_s is significant. > > > > Thanks. > > > > 2011/8/26 Alex Boisvert <alex.boisv...@gmail.com> > > > >> Did you try this? > >> > >> > >> > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/BUILDR/How+to+generate+sources+before+compilation > >> > >> alex > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 4:35 AM, <a...@o08.net> wrote: > >> > >> > Hello, > >> > > >> > I've been stuck for a while now with this problem, neither googling > >> > nor stackoverflow nor my strained brain could solve this: I would like > >> > to generate sources and have buildr compile them with some other hand > >> > written sources. I would also be happy if I could have a sub-project > >> > that just deals with the generated classes and use them in other > >> > project. So basically: > >> > > >> > - buildr should call a generator (either a java program, or a shell > >> > script, or even an ant script, whatever works) > >> > - buildr should compile the resulting classes > >> > - buildr should add those sources to eclipse > >> > > >> > I have found an old thread from 2009 with the same title, but none of > >> > the solutions there work (I'm getting so many errors that I wouldn't > >> > even know where to start, or nothing happens). I assume that buildr > >> > evolved quite a bit since then. > >> > > >> > I've been very happy with buildr so far, but unfortunately I don't > >> > know ruby and rake yet and now I want to do something slightly > >> > non-standard, so I'm aware that I may have chosen the wrong build > >> > system for me. Still, I'd rather not go back to ant at this point. > >> > > >> > I would be grateful if someone could give me an example of a working > >> > buildfile that does sth like what I've described. I've got an open > >> > question on stackoverflow, so if you need some karma, I'm happy to > >> > provide. (see: > >> > > >> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7091659/using-generated-sources-in-a-buildr-project > >> > I just offered a bounty.) > >> > > >> > Thanks! > >> > alvi > >> > > >> > > >
