Re: Build.xml for VC++ project

Hi, Amit...

It's been a while since I did this, but it *is* possible.  ;-)  You  
can use MSBuild for building from your .sln file from the command  
line, which should come in your VS installation.  (If not, you should  
be able to download it from Microsoft... it's a free download, I  
believe.)  Then, you get the ant .Net lib <http://ant.apache.org/ 
antlibs/dotnet/> which gives you an ant task for running MSBuild.   
While you *can* do a build by just using the <exec/> task, I found  
that the <msbuild/> task provides better integration with ant  
(logging, results, etc.) which in turn makes it play more nicely with  
CruiseControl.

Then again, you might also be able to do this more easily with  
CruiseControl.NET.  I've never tried it...  I was already using the  
Java version for other platforms/projects and wanted to stay consistent.

Here's a simple build.xml that should get you started...

<project name="build-yourproject"
         default="build"
         basedir="yourproject/src">

     <taskdef resource="org/apache/ant/dotnet/antlib.xml"/>

     <target name="build">
         <!-- Get the latest from SVN or wherever -->
         <exec executable="svn">
            <arg line="update ../.."/>
         </exec>
         <!-- Call the target that does everything -->
                 <msbuild buildfile="yourproject.sln">
                         <target name="Build"/>
                         <property name="Platform" value="Win32"/>
                         <property name="Configuration"  
value="Release"/>
                         <property name="VCBuildAdditionalOptions"  
value="/useenv"/>
                 </msbuild>
     </target>
</project>

On Feb 20, 2009, at 1:31 AM, Amit Kulkarni wrote:

> Hello all,
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> I am new to Cruise Control and all the ant issue.
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> Does any one have experience building c++ programs (developed in  
> visual
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> studio - dsp and dsw configuration)?
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> Can you please tell me how to write a task that compiles visual studio
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> project (dsp or dsw)?
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> A sample build.xml is to much to ask?
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> Thanks
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> Amit
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