ant works find for us in the same way, but there are other tools: - jam - Make(1) Redux - ruby (is suppose) - perl
we are using ant as the major build tool with the IDE as the secondary. we also use it for all our build requirements including InstallShield. -mez -----Original Message----- From: Chappell, Simon P [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 11:18 AM To: Ant Users List Subject: RE: Research question We already use JBuilder and I have AntRunner working just fine. My issue is not against the IDE's, they do seem to give most of our developers productivity benefits, but I want to have a separate build tool for those times when you can't use an IDE: integration builds, over night builds etc. My 110% preference is for ant, but I'm trying to at least show that there were other tools to pick from and that ant wasn't a complete shoo-in. Simon ----------------------------------------------------------------- Simon P. Chappell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Java Programming Specialist www.landsend.com Lands' End, Inc. (608) 935-4526 >-----Original Message----- >From: Steve Loughran [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 12:18 PM >To: Ant Users List >Subject: Re: Research question > > > >make, that java port of make and IDEs. IDEs are the >alternative you will >probably have to deal with the most, "why use a command line >tool, when my >IDE does everything"? You can address that by showing how most >modern IDEs >(all but jbuilder) host ant, giving developers a choice of IDEs > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chappell, Simon P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Ant User mailing list (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 7:39 AM >Subject: Research question > > >I'm writing a proposal for using ant internally as part of our standard >build process and I am having difficulty finding information on the >alternatives to ant. I have tried many different searches on the mighty >Google, but with less than wonderful success. The few that I >found seem to >mostly have withered and died and a few even suggest switching >to ant! :-) > >Can folks on this list point me at a few other tools that I >can list in my >document. Specifically, I am looking for build tools that are >designed for >Java systems (hence "make" doesn't make the cut). > >Simon > >----------------------------------------------------------------- >Simon P. Chappell [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Java Programming Specialist www.landsend.com >Lands' End, Inc. (608) 935-4526 > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
