• 4.3 Script a build in Ant
  • Learning Objectives
  • EXERCISE: Run Ant build
  • EXERCISE: Create a Rake build script (OPTIONAL)

4.3 Script a build in Ant

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson you will be able to:

• Script a build that packages software so that it can be deployed.

EXERCISE: Run Ant build

1. From the AWSCLI, install using yum

   “` $ sudo yum -y install ant

   “`

2. Go to the build directory.

   cd /home/ec2-user/continuous_integration_example/software/build

3. Type ant from the command line

   ant

   You should receive a message like this:

   Buildfile: build.xml does not exist! Build failed

4. From the build directory, create an Ant build file called myantbuild.xml

   “` $ sudo vim myantbuild.xml

   “`

5. Create an Ant project within the myantbuild.xml file

   “` <?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“iso-8859-1”?>

   “`

6. Define properties between the project tags.

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7. Define targets after the property definitions

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8. Add tasks to targets (within the compile-src target)

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9. Define dependent targets

   <target name="all" depends="compile-src">

10. The entire myantbuild.xml file should look like this:

    “`

    <?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“iso-8859-1”?>

    “`

11. Run myantbuild.xml file from the command line

    “` $ ant -f myantbuild.xml

    “`

12. Add the file in Git

    “` $ git add .

    “`

13. Commit the file to Git

    “` $ git commit -m “Modified build script”

    “`

14. Push it to the Git master.

    “` $ git push

    “`

EXERCISE: Create a Rake build script (OPTIONAL)

1. From your AWSCLI instance go to sample_app, open some build scripts.
2. You can also find these files by going to https://github.com/stelligent/sample_app/blob/master/Rakefile and https://github.com/stelligent/sample_app/blob/master/lib/tasks/sample_data.rake.
3. Make a modification to the contents of the file and save it.

4. Add the file in Git

   “` $ git add .

   “`

5. Commit the file to Git

   “` $ git commit -m “Modified build script”

   “`

6. Push it to the Git master.

   “` $ git push

   “`