Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-jakarta-ant-user-archive@apache.org Received: (qmail 55012 invoked from network); 21 Nov 2001 01:45:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO nagoya.betaversion.org) (192.18.49.131) by daedalus.apache.org with SMTP; 21 Nov 2001 01:45:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 23274 invoked by uid 97); 21 Nov 2001 01:45:46 -0000 Delivered-To: qmlist-jakarta-archive-ant-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 23238 invoked by uid 97); 21 Nov 2001 01:45:45 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ant-user-help@jakarta.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Help: List-Post: List-Id: "Ant Users List" Reply-To: "Ant Users List" Delivered-To: mailing list ant-user@jakarta.apache.org Received: (qmail 23207 invoked from network); 21 Nov 2001 01:45:45 -0000 Message-ID: <010701c17229$ee882550$7691070f@cv.hp.com> From: "Steve Loughran" To: "Ant Users List" References: <3D6270464283D411B2E100508BB02796A8B472@rr1msem1.ros.roche.com> Subject: Re: Converting C / visual C++ makefiles to Ant Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 17:14:53 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-ECS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennany, Jerome {AVL~Roswell}" To: "'Ant Users List'" Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 13:07 Subject: RE: Converting C / visual C++ makefiles to Ant > > I've converted one medium sized VB / C++ based project from batch files to > ANT, using VB's and MSDEV's command line parameters. It wasn't particularly > painful, and is noticeably better than plain batch files, but is not quite > as flexible as a script based solution such as PERL. In fact, I am looking > at dumping ANT and going with a custom PERL based solution (More scripting, > but also more flexible). ANT is neat, but I think its niche remains with > Java solutions. > > It's just my $.02. Your Mileage May Vary. > > Jerry Dennany > Software Configuration Management > Roche Diagnostics Corp > Roswell, GA USA > I didnt know VB had command line stuff, but I will take your word for it. We use Perl for some of our processes too. There is even a runant.pl to show you how to call ant from Perl. There are some C++ compile tasks which may be under development, but the whole header file problem means that C++ compilation is troublesome. Multi-language builds are always a problem, and there is no single solution here(*). Ant is good at a) the java bits and b) deployment. If you have better tools for the other bits, use them. Call them from ant, or call ant from the other tools. -Steve. (*) ok, VS.net is promised as the single solution, and with J# and perl.net banged on it gets close. But is it any good at deployment? Not really, not if your deployment problems are complex. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: For additional commands, e-mail: