[openmapi.org devel] Build System

[Achim Derigs]

Hi Johannes!

Using xbuild/msbuild is difficult without any documentation:

$ xbuild /?
No usage help yet

Looking at http://www.mono-project.com/Microsoft.Build doesn't make things better.
Far from it! It is the only explicit documentation about xbuild.

Implicit documentation may be found at:

   http://www.tech-archive.net/Archive/VisualStudio/microsoft.public.vsnet.general/2006-12/msg00090.html

But that doesn't match. For example:

<Project DefaultTargets = "Compile"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" >

    <PropertyGroup>
        <dllname>GoldParser</dllname>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <ItemGroup>
        <CSFile Include = "lib/GoldParser/*.cs"/>
    </ItemGroup>

    <Target Name = "Compile">
        <MSC
            Sources = "@(CSFile)"
            OutputAssembly = "$(dllname).dll">
            <Output
                TaskParameter = "OutputAssembly"
                ItemName = "EXEFile" />
        </MSC>
        <!-- Log the file name of the output file -->
        <Message Text="The output file is @(EXEFile)"/>
    </Target>
</Project>

Results in:

$ xbuild GoldParser.proj
XBuild Engine Version 0.1
Mono, Version 2.4.0.0
Copyright (C) Marek Sieradzki 2005. All rights reserved.

Build started 8/14/2009 11:47:14 AM.
__________________________________________________
Project "/home/felfert/nmapi/GoldParser.proj" (Compile target(s)):

Target Compile:
System.Exception: Not registered task MSC.
  at Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.TaskDatabase.GetTypeFromClassName (System.String classname) [0x00000]
  at Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.BuildTask.get_Type () [0x00000]
  at Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.BuildTask.InitializeTask () [0x00000]
  at Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine.BuildTask.Execute () [0x00000]

Build succeeded.
         0 Warning(s)
         1 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.0412230

It seems that we have to wait for better documentation and/or code quality for a start.

Best regards
Achim

On Friday, 7. August 2009 17:31:01 Johannes Roith wrote:
> 
> Hello, everyone!
> 
> I would like to see the NMapi build script changed from Makefiles to
> msbuild/xbuild.
> 
> There are three main reasons:
> 
> 1. People keep asking about how to build NMapi on Windows. Using
> xbuild/msbuild removes the unix dependency and also makes it possible to
> build from VisualStudio (which has also been requested multiple times).
> 
> 2. We are using several tools in the build process, including
> xslt-generated code, mlog (custom), preproc (custom) and, soon, mapimap.
> Using msbuild we can integrate these tools very nicely.
> 
> 3. It is difficult or impossible to build silverlight or iphone apps
> without msbuild.
> 
> Mono XBuild (msbuild) seems to be complete enough to be used use it now.
> 
> So, if you want to contribute to OpenMapi, this seems like a great
> opportunity to get involved!),
> 
> Johannes.
> 
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