build script?

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Hello,

When I downloaded the RC1 zip from sourceForge I noticed there wasn't any build scripts for the source. Are you using ANT for your build process? if so where can I find the build.xml file? If not what are you using for a build?

Thanks,
Ken
[originally posted on jforum.net by kencochrane]

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No, I don't use ant or any other build system...

Just run javac and be happy ;)

( maybe I make an ant script in the future )

Rafael
[originally posted on jforum.net by Rafael Steil]

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One thing that jGossip provides is an ant-based deployment scheme, which is very convenient. It is used to deploy multiple forums.

They have a top level 'env' directory, into which you place 'site' directories, for example 'jcvs' was my site, so there was a 'env/jcvs' directory in the project folder. You can have many sites in there.

Each env site directory contains files that are for that site only. For example, you can override the logo pic, you can set the various theme 'skin' parameters, you configure the database parameters (dbname, user, pass), etc.

Then you simply say 'ant -Dsite=sitename deploy' and a WAR file is built for you all configured for that particular site.

This really simplifies maintaining multiple forums.

[originally posted on jforum.net by Anonymous]

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hm, interesting. I'll take a look. If you want, you could create a new issue on JIRA ( http://www.jforum.net/jira ), as "New Feature", so I don't forget to work on this in the feature ( or anybody else )

Rafael
[originally posted on jforum.net by Rafael Steil]

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I feel that if the project can be structured simply, there isn't a need to use Ant (which will also complicate stuffs a little). Just my 2 cents opinion.

--james yong




[originally posted on jforum.net by jamesyong]