Re: Next NAnt/NAntContrib TODO Tasks

Ryan,

Towards #net_4, I'd like to see an official download package for each runti=
me we target. =A0E.g. one download for .net 1 (the one we have now ... unti=
l we kill it off), .net 2, .net 4, mono vX, mono vY, etc -- e.g. a download=
 per #define tag. =A0Right now the only way to get a #net_4 runtime version=
 is to download source and compile. =A0That isn't too bad except I have to =
dig up a VM that still has / I don't mind installing CVS onto. =A0(Referenc=
ing the previous git / github +1. =A0:D)

With git / github, check out=A0http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.p=
hp?msg_id=3D27967861=A0and=A0https://github.com/skolima/NAnt. =A0It'd be ve=
ry, very nice if it was official. rather than cron-cloned.

What is still needed with the <msbuild> task? =A0I'd like to see more built=
-in parameters instead of resulting to <arg /> but at the end of the day, i=
t gets it done.

I'd love to help in any way I can. =A0I've got a nice library I'd love to s=
hare that=A0implements=A0Ant's <parallel> and <restrict> tasks. =A0I've als=
o got tasks that list projects given a solution, list project content given=
 a project (to facilitate deploying a website), runs a sql command given a =
connection string or an app/web.config and (optionally) connection name usi=
ng SqlClient instead of ODBC, and a few other goodies and tricks. =A0+1 for=
 <xmllist> as well, though I didn't write it. =A0If any of these can get in=
to the official trunk for NAnt or Contrib, all the better.

I grant in the near-term you probably need more help in existing tasks than=
 in new ones, and I'm ok with that too. =A0What're the open issues / tasks?=
 =A0Which would you like me to take on first?

Rob



----- Original Message -----
From: Ryan Boggs <[email protected]>
To: Rob Richardson <[email protected]>
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]=
rge.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:35 PM
Subject: Re: [nant-dev] Next NAnt/NAntContrib TODO Tasks

Hi,

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Rob Richardson <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'll avoid the >athon and just reply at the top.
>
> +1 on git and github.=A0 That's more-or-less the lingua franca of open-so=
urce=A0now-a-days.=A0 Being able to accept pull
> requests would be awesome!=A0 Once it's
> there, I've got a heap ton of pull requests I'd love to hand off.=A0 To t=
hat end, we should consider a <git>
> task in NAnt, and consider moving <cvs> to NAntContrib.
Nice, another plus 1.
My thinking was to move both NAnt/NAntContrib to a non-CVS repo at the
same time.=A0 Hopefully, this process will bring the projects closer
together in scope so we don't have a lag on one side or another.
>
> I'd like to see <nunit2>
> either get to 2.5.10 or spun off as a separate project.=A0 I had to resor=
t to <exec> to get 2.5.10
> working as well.=A0 Many SF patches / posts
> have upgraded the task throughout the years, but it's never gotten pulled=
 into the trunk.=A0 If NAnt's cadence is going to be anywhere
> near previous precedent, <nunit2> has to move separately to remain releva=
nt.
My goal is to get it to the latest version, which is 2.5.10 I believe.
Like I stated in a previous email today, I couldn't get to it during
0.91 development because of the amount of effort needed to update NAnt
to use the new NUnit API.
>
> I'd like to also throw in my
> vote to get <msbuild> moved from NAntContrib to NAnt.=A0 The <solution> t=
ask hasn't worked for
> me in 5 years, and thus <msbuild> has really become an essential part of
> NAnt. =A0(Towards the goals of NAnt 2.5, we could shim <solution> to use =
<msbuild> for VS 2005+ projects/solutions.)=A0=A0Tangentially related, if w=
e used the
> <msbuild> task to build NAnt, we could easily get "Any CPU"
> mode -- a result not currently available in the NAnt release package.
IIRC, the <msbuild> task needs some more effort before being ported
over.=A0 I know there was work done around VS.NET/msbuild during the
0.91 release cycle but I am not sure how much of that effort related
to the NAntContrib <msbuild> task.

I was planning on approaching this now anyway.=A0 One of the things I
would like to work on is some kind of sandcastle task for doc building
but it would probably have to rely on that <msbuild> task.
>
> +1 on moving to .net 2 and
> generics, and a standard #define net_4 release would also be awesome.
I thought we had the net_4.0 preprocessing tag in NAnt already, unless
I am misunderstanding you here.
>
> How can I help?
Love the enthusiasm! :) Speak up and be heard.=A0 I try to read these
messages as much as I can so any input/advice/suggestions you or
anyone else may have, please chime in.=A0 We welcome it. :)

I'm hoping to get a more up-to-date contribution guide going once we
make a decision on the cvs repo situation.=A0 I'll post it once we get
there. :)

Thanks,
Ryan
>
> Rob
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------=
-----
> The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the
> demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly.
> Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn
> about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities.
> http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev
> _______________________________________________
> nant-developers mailing list
> [email protected]
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-developers
>


---------------------------------------------------------------------------=
---
The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the
demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly.
Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn =

about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. =

http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev