I would like to make the update of the web application as automated as possible. I'm looking for a tool that can compare two instances of a database and generate an update script for me. As part of the build process create a instance of the last version of the database (ie currently in production) and compare that to what has been change...
As good developers we keep our code as standard compliant as possible to help in porting between platforms. But what tools are available that help us build the code in a uniform way across multiple platforms. *nix family has make but Windows needs nmake. I have read about SCons but never used it in anger. What is your favorite build to...
We have developed a software system using ActiveX/COM (VB6) technology from microsoft. In the last year, i get more and more interested in automated build processes and SCM at a whole. I intensively searched big parts of the web for information about best practices how to do scm with COM based software systems. The "problem" with COM is...
How do you iterate over each file in a directory with a .bat or .cmd file? For simplicity please provide an answer that just echo's the filename or file path. ...
Is there a way to take substrings of a string with .bat/.cmd files? For example given the string "hello.txt" is there a way to strip the .txt? EDIT: Also is there a more general way to do this, not under the assumption that it is a file name or file path? ...
What are the best free resources for learning advanced batch-file usage? ...
I am preparing to use continuous integration for the first time. I will be using Nant for the automated build and testing tasks, and am trying to find the appropriate CI tool to poll the repository and execute the Nant script. I have so far loosely researched the following: Hudson Cruise Control Draco My sense so far is that since ...
I am working on a collection MATLAB, Java, and C/C++ components that all inter-operate, but have distinctly different compilation/installation steps. We currently don't compile anything for MATLAB, use maven2 for our Java build and unit tests, and use autotools for our C/C++ build and unit tests. I would like to move everything to a si...
As recently as several years ago, the developers actually made the builds that went to clients. This was obviously a disaster for reasons too numerous to list. Then when we started to learn the errors of our ways, we looked for a way to auto-build the entire application on a dedicated build machine. The culture at that time was very a...
How would you manually trigger additional team builds from a team build? For example, when we were in CC.Net other builds would trigger if certain builds were successful. The second build could either be projects that use this component or additional, long running test libraries for the same component. ...
Can I ignore a folder on svn checkout? I need to ignore DOCs folder on checkout at my build server. edit: Ignore externals isn't an option. I have some externals that I need. ...
i would like to ask you which automated build environment you consider better, based on practical experience. i'm planning to do some .Net and some Java development, so i would like to have a tool that supports both these platforms. i've been reading around and found out about CruiseControl.NET, used on stackoverflow development, and Te...
I'm trying to configure my WAR project build to fail if the line or branch coverage is below given thresholds. I've been using the configuration provided on page 455 of the excellent book Java Power Tools, but with no success. Here's the relevant snippet of my project's Maven 2 POM: <build> ... <plugins> <plugin> <groupId>org.code...
I have a source base that, depending on defined flags at build time, creates two different apps. I can build both of these apps using a Makefile by specifying two different targets, one that compiles with a flag and one that compiles without, and having an aggregate target that builds both. How do I do the equivalent thing from Visual C...
My company starts a new project next week. We have planned to develop the application with eclipse rcp. The build process should be fully automated, so we're prepared to set up a continuous integration environment (e.g. Continuum). For the build-automation-part I intended to use maven2, because I want use its dependency management. I ha...
Hello, I am new to Hudson, perhaps someone knows the solution: I am trying to checkout the parent pom from the VSS in Hudson (vss plugin installed) and now I get class cast exception: FATAL: hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild cannot be cast to hudson.model.Build java.lang.ClassCastException: hudson.maven.MavenModuleSetBuild cannot be ca...
I can think of plenty of good reasons to using it; however, what are the downsides to it? (Apart from buying another server) What are some advantages to using a daily build instead of it? ...
In an effort to satisfy "The Joel Test" question #2 "Can you make a build in one step?", I'm trying to complete a release candidate build script with the creation of a CD iso from the collection of files gathered and generated by the installer creator. There seem to be many good tools (many free) out there that will create ISOs, but I n...
I am building Windows apps for a few clients. I read Joel on Software and took the Joel Test and realized I don't quite measure up. One place I am lacking is automated builds. What should I use to have automated builds? I have Windows apps that use .NET 1.1, 2.0, and 3.5. Also, I need to be able to build my .vdproj to create MSI's. ...
When you are monitoring the TFS build from Visual Studio (2008 or 2005), you can see where it is up to. The issue is that I have some Post-Build custom steps I would like the developer to be able to see directly throught the UI. Those steps take some times and we can also get a "timing" of the build step. Any idea how to have it displa...