NAntBuilder Key Features

nantbuilder_screenshot.png NAntBuilder is designed to be a powerful NAnt development platform with following features:
  • Visual script designer
  • MDI interface
  • Code completion for NAnt script
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Integrated debugger for NAnt script
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Version 1.0 - 9/8/2007

  • + First Release

Version 1.1 - 11/5/2007

  • + Added built-in NAntContrib library
  • + Added custom property option
  • + Added NAnt extensions path option
  • + Added black color theme
  • + Added separate target execution
  • + Added opening build file by drag-drop operation
  • * Improved startup time
  • * Fixed opening read-only file error
  • * Fixed invalid intellesense data for 'foreach' task

Version 2.0 beta - 11/7/2008

  • + Added Visual script designer
  • + Added MDI interface
  • + Added Enhanced debugger supporting cross-project debugging
  • + Added Tools for all NAnt/NAntContrib tasks
  • + Added Script templates for NAnt/NAntContrib tasks
  • + Added New intellisense items
  • * Several improvement
  • * Several bug fixes

Version 2.0 Release - 1/27/2009

  • * Lots of bug fixes

Version 2.1 Release - 3/16/2009

  • Fixed the issue that cannot use open with for build files.
  • Fixed the issue that newly opened file should be the front tab.
  • Fixed bugs in task editors.
  • Added expand all/collapse all in code view's context menu.
  • Added reloading build files modified outside of NAntBuilder.
  • Added opening build files with extension name other than .build.
  • Added drag-n-drop properties from task list to watch pad.
 

What is NAnt?

NAnt is a free .NET build tool. In theory it is kind of like make without make's wrinkles. In practice it's a lot like Ant.

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.

System Requirement

  • Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
  • Internet Explorer 5 above
  • Intel Pentium II 233MHz or compatible
  • 128 MB RAM (recommended minimum)
  • 35 MB hard disk space