Re: Bug#268207: ITP: nant -- .NET build tool similar to Ant
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 10:23:43AM -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> Description : .NET build tool similar to Ant
> NAnt is different. Instead of a model where it is extended with
> shell-based commands, NAnt is extended using task classes. Instead of
> writing shell commands, the configuration files are XML-based, calling
> out a target tree where various tasks get executed. Each task is run
> by an object that implements a particular Task interface.
This description should be reworded; starting it with "NAnt is different"
gives no information (different from what? what does it really do?).
> Granted, this removes some of the expressive power that is inherent in
> being able to construct a shell command such as 'find . -name foo -exec
> rm {}', but it gives you the ability to be cross-platform - to work
> anywhere and everywhere. And hey, if you really need to execute a shell
> command, NAnt has an task that allows different commands to be executed
> based on the OS it is executing on.
I'd doubt arguing about how good the product is in this way ("and hey,")
is fitting for the package description. :-)
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