If you are using cruisecontrol you can use http://cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net/main/configxml.html#antpublisher
which is automatically publishing properties described in below link http://cruisecontrol.sourceforge.net/main/configxml.html#buildproperties ( look at label property) Daniel On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Mitch Gitman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quick replies inline. > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Shawn Castrianni < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I started off using the buildnumber task to let IVY control the build > > number for CI, but then found it difficult to tell the CI tool what the > > version number was that IVY selected. Obvioulsy, it is better if the > > version number used by CI matches the version used by IVY. Therefore, I > > switched to NOT use the buildnumber task and let the CI tool choose the > > number and pass it to IVY as a environment variable or ant property that > can > > be passed into the ant command line. When developers do their own builds > > outside of the CI system, the buildnumber is hardcoded to "LOCAL". > > > Hmm, so how is your CI tool figuring out the build number so that it can > pass it to Ivy? > > > > > As far as updating XML, the xmltask from oops consultancy is perfect. I > > have been able to do everything I need for parsing and editing with that > > task. > > > I'll make sure to check this out some time. Thanks. > > > > > --- > > Shawn Castrianni > > > > > > >