Netbean RCP Dependency build

Question

Hi all,

i'm using Netbean RCP to develop my desktop application.
my goal is to use the "cruise control" for overnight builds.
i just can't find any information of how to build all Java sources to compounded jar (consisting of all netbeans modules).
i want also to be able to define that if ,for instance,case the org.openide jar is missing, it will d/l it as need.
I have 2 questions:

1. can i run the IDE automatic build outside of netbeans IDE?

2. how can i define the internal\external dependencies for my project.

Thanks

Avi

Answer 1

1. Netbeans use an ant file for conducting the 'background' builds, if you haven't specified a build file yourself.
2. You can use ivy if you wish to stick with ant or you can use maven, which was designed for exactly this task