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Re: Tr: while I have your attention..



ANT is a build system (like make) but it uses XML files,
and it is written in Java, so it is a true cross-platform build
tool. ANT is the build system of Tomcat-Jakarta, and you
could see more at http://jakarta.apache.org/ant/index.html.

Regards,

Johann


----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Rodgers <rob.rodgers@solipsa.com>
To: <ozone-users@ozone-db.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: Tr: while I have your attention..


> Pardon me, but --
>
> What is ANT?
>
>
>
>
> At 05:32 AM 02/09/2000 +0000, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I think the better way to go remains ANT, because anyway it will consume
> >less resources than a javac-based script that recompile all the thing
> >blindly.
> >Exolab is using ANT in Tyrex, Castor, and OpenSpaces, the porting from
> >make to ANT is quite easy and at least we'd have a truly cross-platform
> >distib package. I could make the port if you want, once I have a little
more
> >time.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Johann
> >
> > > On Mon, 07 Feb 2000, Marek Lugowski wrote:
> > > > hi Falko.  Sorry it took so long -- had no chance to try this until
> > > > today.  No, typing "make" does not work for me, as you can see from
> > > > the screen capture.  I don't have make -- and I am not sure I can
> > > > agree to Cygnus software terms for their version for NT on behalf of
> > > > the Northwestern University School of Education to use it.
> > > >
> > > > Is there another way?
> > >
> > > Ok, make is probably not a good solution for NT. But if you are
familiar
> >with NT
> > > it should be no problem to write some scripts that compile the server
and
> >the
> > > samples. You only need to collect the sources and give them to javac.
ANT
> >could
> > > be an alternative but it's an resource overkill IMO. I'm very
interested
> >in
> > > getting ozone ready for NT but I'm completely unfamiliar with NT and
so it
> >makes
> > > no sense for me to try something that other folks around can probably
do
> >much
> > > faster. So please, it would be a great help if someone could do this.
> >Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > > Falko
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Your letter follows.  Here's the screen capture. I put %OZONE_HOME%
as
> > > > prepended because I define it in the systemwide PATH setting
(%PATH%).
> > > >
> > > > ---screen capture, DOS window
> > > >
> > > > Microsoft(R) Windows NT(TM)
> > > > (C) Copyright 1985-1996 Microsoft Corp.
> > > >
> > > > C:\>g:
> > > >
> > > > G:\>cd ozone04-dev2
> > > > The system cannot find the path specified.
> > > >
> > > > G:\>dir
> > > >  Volume in drive G is NTFS_G
> > > >  Volume Serial Number is 646D-D92A
> > > >
> > > >  Directory of G:\
> > > >
> > > > 01/24/00  03:59p        <DIR>          2020staging_area
> > > > 11/18/99  07:52p        <DIR>          3Com.504
> > > > 01/11/00  12:05p        <DIR>          Archive - Marek
> > > > 01/21/00  04:36p        <DIR>          ozone
> > > > 01/12/00  10:14a        <DIR>          ozone032src
> > > > 01/18/00  02:44p        <DIR>          ozone033src
> > > > 01/31/00  07:08p        <DIR>          ozone04dev-2
> > > > 01/21/00  04:36p        <DIR>          PPDatabases
> > > > 01/24/00  04:01p        <DIR>          PROGRAM FILES
> > > > 11/18/99  07:58p        <DIR>          Sound.TB2
> > > > 01/18/00  04:57p        <DIR>          tcsh
> > > > 11/18/99  07:56p        <DIR>          TEMP
> > > > 11/18/99  07:57p        <DIR>          U66
> > > > 11/18/99  07:57p        <DIR>          Windows Update Setup Files
> > > >               14 File(s)              0 bytes
> > > >                           1,919,053,824 bytes free
> > > >
> > > > G:\>cd ozone04dev-2
> > > >
> > > > G:\ozone04dev-2>dir
> > > >  Volume in drive G is NTFS_G
> > > >  Volume Serial Number is 646D-D92A
> > > >
> > > >  Directory of G:\ozone04dev-2
> > > >
> > > > 01/31/00  07:08p        <DIR>          .
> > > > 01/31/00  07:08p        <DIR>          ..
> > > > 01/31/00  07:08p        <DIR>          ozone
> > > >                3 File(s)              0 bytes
> > > >                           1,919,053,824 bytes free
> > > >
> > > > G:\ozone04dev-2>cd ozone
> > > >
> > > > G:\ozone04dev-2\ozone>set OZONE_HOME=g:\ozone04dev-2\ozone
> > > >
> > > > G:\ozone04dev-2\ozone>set PATH=%OZONE_HOME%;%OZONE_HOME%\bin;%PATH%
> > > >
> > > > G:\ozone04dev-2\ozone>make
> > > > The name specified is not recognized as an
> > > > internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
> > > >
> > > > G:\ozone04dev-2\ozone>
> > > >
> > > > ---end screen capture
> > > >
> > > > }From falko@softwarebuero.de Wed Feb  2 05:04 CST 2000
> > > > }Received: from binky.de.uu.net (binky.de.uu.net [192.76.144.28])
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> > > > } Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:25:00 GMT
> > > > }From: Falko Braeutigam <falko@softwarebuero.de>
> > > > }Organization: SMB
> > > > }To: Marek Lugowski <marek@ils.nwu.edu>
> > > > }Subject: Re: while I have your attention..
> > > > }Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 11:27:51 +0100
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> > > > }References: <200002012337.RAA19484@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu>
> > > > }In-Reply-To: <200002012337.RAA19484@aristotle.ils.nwu.edu>
> > > > }Cc: ozone-users@ozone-db.org
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> > > > }Status: RO
> > > > }
> > > > }On Wed, 02 Feb 2000, you wrote:
> > > > }> could you compile and make available binaries for us NT people?
:)
> > > > }>
> > > > }> Or at least, tell us step by step what to compile and where.  I
> >assume
> > > > }> that I can just use javac.
> > > > }
> > > > }NT should be as simple as Linux. Download 0.4-dev2 (!) first. Then
set
> > > > }OZONE_HOME and PATH:
> > > > }
> > > > } set OZONE_HOME=e:\ozone
> > > > } set PATH=%PATH%;%OZONE_HOME%;%OZONE_HOME%\bin
> > > > }
> > > > }And then simply type:
> > > > }
> > > > } make
> > > > }
> > > > }...in the the OZONE_HOME directory. This should compile the server,
the
> > > > }admin/helper tools and the XML library. To build samples type
'make' in
> >the
> > > > }module directory.
> > > > }
> > > > }Does this work for you?
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > > }Falko
> > > > }--
> > >
> }______________________________________________________________________
> > > > }Falko Braeutigam
mailto:falko@softwarebuero.de
> > > > }softwarebuero m&b (SMB)
http://www.softwarebuero.de
> > > --
> > > ______________________________________________________________________
> > > Falko Braeutigam                         mailto:falko@softwarebuero.de
> > > softwarebuero m&b (SMB)                    http://www.softwarebuero.de
> > >
>