Building a c++ file with NANT

[mikelee]

I am really having a hard time building a simple c++ program with Nant. If someone could tell me step by step what I need to do, I would GREATLY appreciate it. I have the latest nightly built version of Nant (0.85, 10/20/1004) and built it successfully on my computer. I looked in the example folder and tried to build the example in c:\nant\examples\solutions\cpp\winforms but my build failed. This is what I got:

 

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C:\nant\examples\Solution\cpp\WinForms>nant

NAnt 0.85 (Build 0.85.1754.0; net-1.0.win32; nightly; 10/20/2004)

Copyright © 2001-2004 Gerry Shaw

http://nant.sourceforge.net

 

Buildfile: file:///C:/nant/examples/Solution/cpp/WinForms/cpp.build

Target(s) specified: rebuild

 

 

clean:

 

[delete] Deleting 5 directories.

 

build:

 

 

build.winforms:

 

[solution] Starting solution build.

[solution] Building 'WinForms' [release] ...

[cl] Compiling 1 files to 'C:\nant\examples\Solution\cpp\WinF

orms\obj\Release'.

 

BUILD FAILED

 

'cl' failed to start.

The system cannot find the file specified

 

Total time: 1.5 seconds.

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I don't understand why cl.exe can't be found. I looked inside, "c:\program files\microsoft visual studio .net 2003\vc7\bin" and found cl.exe.

 

Also in "c:\nant\examples\helloworld" I opened the default.build file and edited so that it can build my simple HelloWorld.cpp file:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>

<project name="Hello World" default="run">

<property name="basename" value="HelloWorld"/>

<property name="debug" value="true"/>

 

<target name="clean">

<delete>

<fileset>

<include name="${basename}-??.exe"/>

<include name="${basename}-??.pdb"/>

</fileset>

</delete>

</target>

 

<target name="build">

<csc target="exe" output="${basename}-cs.exe" debug="${debug}">

<sources>

<include name="${basename}.cs"/>

</sources>

</csc>

<jsc target="exe" output="${basename}-js.exe" debug="${debug}">

<sources>

<include name="${basename}.js"/>

</sources>

</jsc>

<vbc target="exe" output="${basename}-vb.exe" debug="${debug}">

<sources>

<include name="${basename}.vb"/>

</sources>

</vbc>

<cl outputdir="build" options="/clr">

<sources>

<include name="${basename}.cpp"/>

</sources>

</cl>

 

 

</target>

 

<target name="run" depends="build">

<exec program="${basename}-cs.exe" basedir="."/>

<exec program="${basename}-js.exe" basedir="."/>

<exec program="${basename}-vb.exe" basedir="."/>

<exec program="${basename}-cpp.exe" basedir="."/>

 

</target>

</project>

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Once I build the file, I get the same build fail message as before stating that cl could not be found. I am pulling all my hair out trying to figure out how to fix this problem. I am running on a .Net 1.1 platform and tried everything. Please HELP!

:o

[mocella]

Have you run "vsvars32.bat" yet?

(C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Tools)

 

This should let NANT find CL.exe - that's what I posted that link for in your last thread.

 

Let me know if that fixes it.

[mikelee]

Nice it compiles!!!! THANK YOU! Hmmmm thats weird though, I tried that before when you posted that in the last thread, but it didnt work. Now that I have it compiling c++ let me ask one more question.

 

In my helloworld.cpp file, this is how it looks:

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<iostream.h>

 

void main()

{

cout << "Hello World" << endl;

}

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and my build file looks like this:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>

<project name="Hello World" default="run">

<property name="debug" value="true"/>

 

<target name="clean" description="remove all generated files">

<delete file="HelloWorld.exe" if="${file::exists('HelloWorld.exe')}" />

<delete file="HelloWorld.pdb" if="${file::exists('HelloWorld.pdb')}" />

</target>

 

<target name="build" description="compiles the source code">

<cl outputdir="build" options="/clr">

<sources>

<include name="HelloWorld.cpp" />

</sources>

</cl>

</target>

 

<target name="run" depends="build">

<exec program="HelloWorld.exe" />

</target>

</project>

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When I build with this build script, I get alot of errors. What do you see wrong?

 

I appreciate your help!

[mocella]

Well, I did some digging, and I'm by no means a VC++, so this is totally specualation, but here's the compile script generate in VS2003 with a simple HelloWorld console app - somehow, you'll need to make this into NANT tasks/options.

 

This is from BuildLog.htm which VS2003 generates when you compile a C++ project:

 

Creating temporary file "d:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug\RSP000001.rsp" with contents
[
/Od /AI "D:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /FD /EHsc /MTd /GS /Yu"stdafx.h" /Fp"Debug/HelloWorld.pch" /Fo"Debug/" /Fd"Debug/vc70.pdb" /W3 /c /Zi /clr /TP /FU "C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\mscorlib.dll"
/FU "C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\System.dll"
/FU "C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\System.Data.dll"
".\AssemblyInfo.cpp"
".\HelloWorld.cpp"
]
Creating command line "cl.exe @"d:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug\RSP000001.rsp" /nologo"
Creating temporary file "d:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug\RSP000002.rsp" with contents
[
/Od /AI "D:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug" /D "WIN32" /D "_DEBUG" /D "_MBCS" /FD /EHsc /MTd /GS /Yc"stdafx.h" /Fp"Debug/HelloWorld.pch" /Fo"Debug/" /Fd"Debug/vc70.pdb" /W3 /c /Zi /clr /TP /FU "C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\mscorlib.dll"
/FU "C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\System.dll"
/FU "C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\System.Data.dll"
".\stdafx.cpp"
]
Creating command line "cl.exe @"d:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug\RSP000002.rsp" /nologo"
Creating command line "rc.exe /fo"Debug/app.res" ".\app.rc""
Creating temporary file "d:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug\RSP000003.rsp" with contents
[
/OUT:"D:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug\HelloWorld.exe" /INCREMENTAL /NOLOGO /DEBUG /ASSEMBLYDEBUG /PDB:"D:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug/HelloWorld.pdb" /FIXED:No  kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib
".\Debug\HelloWorld.obj"
".\Debug\AssemblyInfo.obj"
".\Debug\stdafx.obj"
".\Debug\app.res"
]
Creating command line "link.exe @"d:\Cpp Test\HelloWorld\Debug\RSP000003.rsp""

[mocella]

Also, here's a cleaned-up build file:

 

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<project name="Hello World" default="run">

<property name="debug" value="true"/>

<target name="clean" description="remove all generated files">
<delete file="HelloWorld.exe" failonerror="false"  />
<delete file="HelloWorld.pdb" failonerror="false"  />
</target>

<target name="build" description="compiles the source code" depends="clean">
<cl outputdir="D:\Cpp Test\" options="/clr">
<sources>
<include name="HelloWorld.cpp" />
</sources>
</cl>
</target>

<target name="run" depends="build">
<exec program="HelloWorld.exe" />
</target>

</project>