Bernard Vander Beken wrote: >I agree with simplifying this. > >A note about the examples: the 'HelloWindowsForms' example is broken, is >there a VB.NET developer who can take a look at it? > >Thanks, > +1 for me. I've found the multiple basedir specifications a bit confusing.
Ian > > >Bernard > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gerry Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 6:09 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [nant-dev] NAnt bug BaseDirectory problems in NantTask.cs >AND/OR Project.cs (long) > > >Bernard: I'm forwarding this to the group to see if we can find a >resolution. >Others: Please at least skim this and do a sanity check for the ideas. > >Summary: >Nant is ambiguous of how it treat's base directories in projects. >Currently there is a -basedir command line switch, a basedir attribute >in the project and a basedir attribute in the <nant> task. If all were >set to different values would it be clear what should happen. I believe >no. > >Proposal: >Remove the -basedir command line option and basedir attribute from ><nant> task. Standardize and document exactly how base directories >should be concatenated within tasks. > >Discussion: > >Ahhh... Now I see the problem, it's the basedir="....." > >There is somebody posting on the message board that is having problems >with this as well. > >I'm quite busy today but if I have time tonight or Wed I'll try to fix >this up and add some tests to prevent it. > >The problem is with the ambiguity of how nant defines relative paths. >Here is what I'm going to lay down in stone and then comb through the >project looking for area's where it breaks. I'll then update the >documentation to make this clear. > >Project basedir: >* By default the project's base directory is the same as the build file >(not the current directory). This is the same as doing <project >basedir="."> > >* If the basedir value is a relative path than it is relative to the >build file, i.e., <project basedir="src"> would change the base >directory to the "src" subdirectory (the buildfile would be in same >folder as src). > >Tasks and File Set's basedir: >* If the basedir value for a element (task/fileset/etc...) then it is >combined with the Project's BaseDirectory property. The proper way of >initializing a directory for a task is to use the Project.GetFullPath() >method. This will do the right thing. Examples: > >// Task with just a filename attribute >string resolved = Project.GetFullPath(_fileName); > >// Task with just a basedir attribute >string resolved = Project.GetFullPath(_baseDir); > >// Task with basedir and filename attributes >string resolved = Project.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(_baseDir, >_fileName)); > > >Nested build files (via <nant> task) >* By default you should just specify the build file you wish. Early >versions of nant had you just specify the folder but that left a problem >when there was more than one .build file in the folder. > >* The basedir attribute on the <nant> task will be removed as it just >causes ambiguity. Similar the -basedir option on nant will also be >removed. Allowing these options makes it impossible to know for sure >how the buildfile will be run and thus how can you write a buildfile >that will work? It would be wrong for a calling If a project wishes to >change a nested build file's base dir it should set a property and then >have the nested build file expand the property. > >This will (I hope) make it very clear on how to use the <nant> task and >also make it easy to write nested builds that work as expected. >Currently the nested builds for the examples has seen no end of trouble >(and are once again broken). > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Bernard Vander Beken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tue, April 16, 2002 3:55 AM >>To: Gerry Shaw >>Subject: RE: NAnt bug : BaseDirectory problems in NantTask.cs >>AND/OR Project.cs >> >> >> >>Thanks, but this does not solve the problem. >> >>The previous build file *should work* with the removed target. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Gerry Shaw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 2:31 AM >>To: Bernard Vander Beken >>Subject: RE: NAnt bug : BaseDirectory problems in NantTask.cs >>AND/OR Project.cs >> >> >>You kick ass. With that bug report it was so easy to find >>and fix the problem. >> >>I took the offending target out of the build file but here is >>what the output would look like if it was in: >> >>C:\work\nant>build\nant extras >>Buildfile: C:\work\nant\NAnt.build >> [tstamp] Mon, April 15, 2002 5:26:44 PM >> >>clean: >> [delete] Deleting directory C:\work\nant\build >> >>extras: >> [nant] Sourcesafe.build >> Buildfile: C:\work\nant\Sourcesafe.build >> >> BUILD FAILED >> C:\work\nant\Sourcesafe.build: Error loading buildfile >> Could not find file "C:\work\nant\Sourcesafe.build". >> >>BUILD FAILED >>Nested build failed. Refer to build log for exact reason. 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