We now have a solution to update each of our customer sites on our devserver. We installed ANT on the server to the default directories and then called the undocumented cfant tag via ColdFusion. Installing the necessary files to get the SVN task working isnt hard, you simply download and drop these files into the […]
Following on from other posts, we continue to improve our build files for deployment of client sites. Our latest addition is the sshexec task for clients using Linux or a LAMP environment to host their site. Our build files move the code out of SVN, zip it up, commit the build record back to SVN, […]
Recently we installed Subversion into my workplace, and then moved it to CVSDude.com. As this happened I went in search of a decent web based browser for SVN and also something that would help me integrate more closely with our in house built ticket system. The only ColdFusion based SVN Browser I could find was […]
I have been using ANT to get builds done of the many projects we work on, and one of the things that has bugged me was that the SVN username and passowrd was stored in the build.properties file. Today the ANT Manual came to the rescue with the input task. Lets look at the example […]
As part of my build and deploy process I wanted to get the revision number of the working copy and append it into the application so its visible. To do this you need to have already installed the SVNAnt task, (see my previous post) as its not a core ANT task. Using the status task, […]
Once you have installed the SVN task to Eclipse, you can begin to look at the possibilities. For example in a deployment scenario you could use ANT to export the HEAD revision so you have a clean set of files ready for moving by FTP or some other means. There certainly isnt any VooDoo here, […]
On my road of exploration for ANT, and the end goal of using it for deployment, I have had to tackle how to get files out of SVN ready for moving to a server. This means getting ANT to run the equivalent of an svn export from the command line. This is possible using the […]
A while back we made the move to managed source control (in our case Subversion) hosting and having done some hunting around we found CVSDude. Despite slightly surferesque name the company seemed to have a shining reputation from blogs, mailing lists and on their own site. Looks like a great deal right? Well yes it […]
Recently I set up a SubVersion server for my company, and with all good things comes some pain. Authentication, compatibility of components, backup, training, hardware are some of the things you have to take in to account. Its not an easy thing to do, setting up I find takes a few days and maintenance is […]
