Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of ANTBuildSystem

Timestamp:

Mar 8, 2008, 8:04:11 AM (16 years ago)

Author:

pagameba

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 = Apache Ant Build System =
 
-[http://ant.apache.org Apache Ant] is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like ''make'', without ''make'' 's wrinkles.
+[http://ant.apache.org Apache Ant] is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like ''make'', without its wrinkles.  Ant uses an XML file called, by convention, {{{build.xml}}} to control the build process.  The basic use of Ant is to run the following command in a shell in the root of the fusion directory structure:
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+{{{ant [target]}}}
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+The optional ''target'' specifies one of the build targets, described below.
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+== Fusion Build Targets ==
+
+'''prepare''':
+  The "prepare" target is used to create the "build" destination directory, and copy the static contents of your web application to it.  Normally, this task is executed indirectly when needed.
+
+'''docs''':
+  The "docs" target runs NaturalDocs on the code base to create API documentation.
+
+'''compress''':
+  The compress target combines various javascript source files into a single file and runs the {{{jsmin}}} tool on it to create a minimized file for use in production applications.
+
+'''deploy''':
+  The "deploy" target synchronizes the build directory with an external directory.  This can be used to move a fusion build into a web accessible location for instance.
+
+'''dist''':
+  The "dist" target creates a binary distribution of your application in a directory structure ready to be archived in a tar.gz or zip file.
+
+'''clean''':
+  The "clean" target removes previous build and dist directories to ensure that a newly built version of Fusion doesn't contain extra stuff.
+
+'''clean-all''':
+  The "clean-all" target runs the "clean" target and removes anything from the deployment location.
+
+== Customizing the Build Process ==
+
+You can customize the build process.  ''coming soon''.
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+