Re: [Nant-users] Re: Running NAnt inside Visual Studio

[Jim G. <jg...@gm...>]

Yeah, I realize that project exists... it's a nice project and I'm happy=20
that someone took on that challenge. The difference is that our addin will=
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On 6/10/05, ha...@ve... <ha...@ve...> wrote:
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> There's already a VS.NET <http://VS.NET> plugin on SourceForge :
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> http://nantrunner.sourceforge.net/
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> features :
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> * adds a build tree node for each .nant or .build file found in your
> open solution
> * reads NAnt file imports adding all reachable targets to a tree
> * puts targets with no description in the private sub-tree
> * allows you to run targets with a single click
> * redirects build output to the VS.Net <http://VS.Net> build output windo=
w
> * allows you add target specific properties
> * allows you to filter targets with a simple show/hide methaphor
> * allows you to kill a running build process
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> Hans
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> > I don't know if this would interest anyone, but we use a
> > vs.net <http://vs.net><http://vs.net>addin, at work, that we can releas=
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> to the
> > community. When we do a solution
> > build, it'll search for a solution level build file. The addin runs all
> > nant
> > tasks before it hits the <solution> task. Then it uses
> > vs.net <http://vs.net><http://vs.net>to build the solution normally...=
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> after the
> > projects build successfully in
> > vs.net <http://vs.net> <http://vs.net>, nant is run again to execute al=
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> tasks after the
> > <solution> task. Basically it allows us to run NAnt for all pre/post=20
> build
> > tasks, while still allowing visual studio to build normally.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/10/05, Matthew Mastracci <ma...@ac...> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> We solved it in-house by creating a new solution configuration base=
d
> >> >> on the Release configuration and called it "NAnt". The NAnt
> >> >> configuration disables all the projects and uses Makefiles to call
> >> >> NAnt to build the debug configuration.
> >> >
> >> > This sounds very interesting. Please can you describe this more
> >> detailed
> >> ?
> >> > What do you mean with "disable all projects" ?
> >>
> >> I don't have VS.NET <http://VS.NET> <http://VS.NET> in front of me, so=
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> I'll try to
> >> remember what we did.
> >> Use the build configuration dialog to create a copy of your Release
> >> configuration called "NAnt". Once you've created the copy, uncheck the
> >> box that selects the projects to build.
> >>
> >> Use the C++ makefile project to create yourself a new, empty project.
> >> For the build command of the project, specify:
> >>
> >> nant -f:your-nant-file -emacs your-build-target
> >>
> >> This will run the NAnt build whenever you try to build the Makefile
> >> project.
> >>
> >> Once you've got your NAnt projects, disable the building of all=20
> projects
> >> except your NAnt ones from your build configuration dialog. This way,
> >> VS.NET <http://VS.NET> <http://VS.NET> won't attempt to build them=20
> under any
> >> circumstances.
> >>
> >> In the end, this configuration should have Release selected for each o=
f
> >> your projects.
> >>
> >> We've been running with NAnt as our main build engine for some time no=
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> >> (six months or more). I couldn't imagine going back to locked files. :=
)
> >>
> >> >> Because VS.NET <http://VS.NET> <http://VS.NET> thinks you are=20
> building in release
> >> mode,
> >> it locks
> >> >> release files and lets your debug build work perfectly. The only
> >> >> problem with this solution is that VS.NET <http://VS.NET> <
> http://VS.NET>'s default
> >> intellisense
> >> >> doesn't work properly in this mode.
> >> >>
> >> >> The solution for the intellisense problem is to shell out for a cop=
y
> >> >> of Resharper from Jetbrains. Their intellisense is source-code=20
> based,
> >> >> rather than DLL-based like VS.NET <http://VS.NET> <http://VS.NET>.=
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> :)
> >> >
> >> > I use ReSharper since they started theit EAP program and won't miss=
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> it
> >> any
> >> > more ;-)
> >>
> >> Excellent - this means that you can work around VS.NET <http://VS.NET>=
<
> http://VS.NET>'s
> >> autocomplete
> >> problem. Note that if you did not have Resharper, you'd have to
> >> occasionally compile in release mode to update your intellisense.
> >>
> >> Good luck,
> >> Matt.
> >>
> >>
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