Ant for non-java apps

[Faiz Kazi <fa...@naturesoft.net>]

Hi,

What is the general view about using Ant as a build system for
non-java applications?

Is there anyone who has come across/used Ant for large projects
where the programming language is not Java? Say C/C++, etc?
And where traditionally Make is used?

By large project, I mean something like a mini distribution of Linux.
I'm exploring options of alternate build systems for something as
dependency-ridden as this.

Ant was recommended to me for its XML build system and
good dependancy resolving ability, but having taken a look at it,
I have apprehensions of using it for a non-java based project.

Opinions would be appreciated.

Regards,
Faiz


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Re: Ant for non-java apps

[Jean-Philippe LEBOEUF <je...@free.fr>]

Hello,

Just to say that the LinuxFromScratch Linux distro is working on a 
system that uses XML to describe the distribution.
Many tools are developed, similar to Ant, to build the distro.

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/
http://automated.linuxfromscratch.org/

My question is : is there a C/C++ version of Ant available or being 
developed or in project ?

Jean-Philippe

Steve Loughran wrote:

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Faiz Kazi" <fa...@naturesoft.net>
>To: <an...@jakarta.apache.org>
>Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 02:04
>Subject: Ant for non-java apps
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>>Hi,
>>
>>What is the general view about using Ant as a build system for
>>non-java applications?
>>
>>Is there anyone who has come across/used Ant for large projects
>>where the programming language is not Java? Say C/C++, etc?
>>And where traditionally Make is used?
>>    
>>
>
>If you look at ant-contrib.sf.net you can find the <cc> tasdk suit that can
>built C++. I've delegated to visual studio in the past, as part of a big
>project, but now that <cc> exists, I'd use that in the same situation next
>time.
>
>  
>
>>By large project, I mean something like a mini distribution of Linux.
>>I'm exploring options of alternate build systems for something as
>>dependency-ridden as this.
>>
>>Ant was recommended to me for its XML build system and
>>good dependancy resolving ability, but having taken a look at it,
>>I have apprehensions of using it for a non-java based project.
>>    
>>
>
>gnu make is still pretty slick; I'd be very impressed if you did a linux
>distro with ant - I think we'd all be.
>
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Re: Ant for non-java apps

[Steve Loughran <st...@iseran.com>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Faiz Kazi" <fa...@naturesoft.net>
To: <an...@jakarta.apache.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 02:04
Subject: Ant for non-java apps


> Hi,
>
> What is the general view about using Ant as a build system for
> non-java applications?
>
> Is there anyone who has come across/used Ant for large projects
> where the programming language is not Java? Say C/C++, etc?
> And where traditionally Make is used?

If you look at ant-contrib.sf.net you can find the <cc> tasdk suit that can
built C++. I've delegated to visual studio in the past, as part of a big
project, but now that <cc> exists, I'd use that in the same situation next
time.

>
> By large project, I mean something like a mini distribution of Linux.
> I'm exploring options of alternate build systems for something as
> dependency-ridden as this.
>
> Ant was recommended to me for its XML build system and
> good dependancy resolving ability, but having taken a look at it,
> I have apprehensions of using it for a non-java based project.

gnu make is still pretty slick; I'd be very impressed if you did a linux
distro with ant - I think we'd all be.


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