Hi Steve,
From: Steve Loughran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Ant Users List" <user@ant.apache.org>
To: Ant Users List <user@ant.apache.org>
Subject: Re: Example Ant 1.6 build files for project with multiple WAR and
JAR modules?
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 11:33:13 +0000
Lawrie Gallardo wrote:
Hi Ron,
I have searched through the Apache projects, but none of them seem to do
anything like I am trying to do with Ant (i.e. project containing multiple
WAR and JAR modules awith common build file which the individual module's
build files import and override, plus a master build file that runs the
same target(s) for all build files), or else, like you say, they use
Maven.
I am interested in using Maven in the future, and when Maven 2.0 is
released (not just Beta, with some of the plug-ins I need not available) I
think this might well be the way to go. However, for the moment I need to
stick with Ant, but I'm really struggling to find any examples - surely
somebody out there must have written Ant build files along the lines I've
mentioned???
Regards,
Lawrie.
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I will point you at the project I work on by day, smartfrog, and its
evolving build process
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/smartfrog/core/antbuild/doc/third_generation_build_process.sxw
This is very bleeding edge, very complex. Its using the maven2 tasks to
share artifacts between projects, and to pull stuff in from the net. It
also uses ant1.7 import semantics (tuned since ant1.6), so some projects
only build on Ant1.7 (and java1.5, that is a side issue).
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I have tried working my way through the Smartfrog build files, but they are
slightly overwhelming to say the least. Something slightly less complex
would certainly be easier to get my head around...
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As and when I complete the second edition of Java development with Ant
(yes, I am behind schedule), there will be some sample stuff that does it
more simply. I havent written the target to zip up all the source tree to
provide an example, but I could do that in the next couple of days if you'd
like.
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Thanks, Steve, that would be incredibly helpful if you could.
BTW I'm really looking forward to the book, so I hope you haven't got too
much left to do!
Cheers,
Lawrie.
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