Oh right... I didn't think of that. So, you have 3 build files... boot.build <- run the exec to generate rev.build rev.source <- the template file for rev.source main.build <- your primary build file which has an include rev.build at the top.
So, you start your build calling boot.build. It runs the exec that creates rev.build. Then it uses the nant task to run mail.build. You can pass the target you want boot.build to run in main.build by having a property. Another option rather than the above and probably better is to just have rev.xml.template and create rev.xml using the exec as your are but make it a POX (plain old XML) file. Then use XML peek to grab the values and put them into your properties. This way you don't need the boot.build indirection stiff. BOb > -----Original Message----- > From: Ales Vojacek [mailto:al...@fbl.cz] > Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 10:35 AM > To: Bob Archer > Cc: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] Nant properties Evaluation > > Yes that is what I want to do, but include is not possible to do inside > target and I cannot to do that on top of build file since the file does > not exists. > A. > > Bob Archer napsal(a): > >> Bob Archer napsal(a): > >> > >>>> Hi all, > >>>> I have another problem. > >>>> I have nant build script which uses subwcrev, which take revision, > >>>> > >> last > >> > >>>> date change and so from svn and use this for replace some strings > in > >>>> file. > >>>> I use this way. > >>>> I have source file named rev.source like this : > >>>> <?xml version="1.0"?> > >>>> <project xmlns="http://nant.sf.net/release/0.85/nant.xsd"; > >>>> default="SetProp" name="MarkGetProp" > > >>>> <target name="SetProp"> > >>>> <property name="revisionXSLTemplates" value="$WCREV$" /> > >>>> <property name="revisionXSLTemplatesDate" > >>>> value="$WCDATE=%Y%m%d%H%M$" /> > >>>> <property name="revisionXSLTemplatesDateString" > value="$WCDATE$" > >>>> > >> /> > >> > >>>> </target> > >>>> </project> > >>>> Nant build use subwcrev on that file: > >>>> <exec program="${subwcrev}" commandline="${SourceCodeDir} > rev.source > >>>> rev.build" /> > >>>> So now I have build file which looks like : > >>>> <?xml version="1.0"?> > >>>> <project xmlns="http://nant.sf.net/release/0.85/nant.xsd"; > >>>> default="SetProp" name="MarkGetProp" > > >>>> <target name="SetProp"> > >>>> <property name="revision" value="35172" /> > >>>> <property name="revisionDate" value="200908271759" /> > >>>> <property name="revDateString" value="2009/08/27 17:59:32" /> > >>>> </target> > >>>> </project> > >>>> I cannot include that file in my build beacause on build script > >>>> > >> statrs > >> > >>>> file rev.build does not exists yet. > >>>> So I try to use > >>>> <nant buildfile="rev.build" /> > >>>> in my build task, but there is a problem, nant will ends with this > >>>> error: > >>>> Property 'revisionDate' has not been set. > >>>> > >>>> Can you help me with that? > >>>> > >>>> A. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> Are you sure you have the namespace specified in all the build > files? > >>> > >>> BOb > >>> > >> Yes I have > >> > >> xmlns="http://nant.sf.net/release/0.85/nant.xsd"; > >> in all files, but the projcet name is not same, anyway if I set same > >> name of project id works same. > >> I saw on Inet some sort of problems with namespaces in 0.86, but I > have > >> it in all files and It is same. > >> May be the problem is that after nant task (<nant > buildfile="rev.build" > >> />) is that file unloaded,as you wrote before, but I cannot know how > to > >> make it another way. > >> > > > > Ok, > > > > So, let me walk through what I would do and you tell me what you are > doing different. I am not quite understanding what you are saying... > > > > In your build file say main.build you have the following code: > > > > > > <exec program="${subwcrev}" commandline="${SourceCodeDir} rev.source > rev.build" /> > > > > Then you should do: > > > > <include buildfile="rev.build" /> > > > > From that point on the three properties set in the rev.build file > will be available to main.build. > > > > BOb > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ NAnt-users mailing list NAnt-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nant-users
