| ANT instead of makefile [message #41325] |
Fri, 06 September 2002 07:09  |
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Originally posted by: sergio.simoni.yahoo.it
Hello,
I have a question about the need to use a makefile to build our
application. Why not to use a ANT script instead of it?
Sergio
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| Re: ANT instead of makefile [message #41356 is a reply to message #41325] |
Fri, 06 September 2002 10:49  |
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Hi Sergio,
the default implementation of the CDT is designed to use the same tools
as command-line people would (e.g. to allow using existing projects and
allow switching back-and-forth from command-line and IDE). If we used
ant for the default project builder, we'd have a great IDE solution but
would
not be able to address the majority of C/C++ projects out there, which
use make.
Having said that, the CDT architecture is such that it allows the
"plugging in" of different builders. For example, you could have a builder
that is OS-specific (say you had some fancy makefile system and wanted to
drive it through the IDE -- this is exactly what QNX does), or use some
other build method (e.g. ant, shell scripts etc). These will coexist with
the default make builder.
There are two other "builders" that have been discussed as "fancy" builders
for the CDT. The first is an autoconf builder, and the second
is an ant builder. One of our developers has started some prototyping
on the latter -- if you're interested, it's being discussed
on the cdt-core-dev mailing list.
Hope this helps,
Sebastien
"sergio" <sergio.simoni@yahoo.it> wrote in message
news:ala2di$ou7$1@rogue.oti.com...
> Hello,
> I have a question about the need to use a makefile to build our
> application. Why not to use a ANT script instead of it?
> Sergio
>
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