Is it possible "and how if you know", to schedule the execution of an ant task? For example, i want my build.xml to be executed every 5 hours or every day at a certain time? I have been looking around but no solution found
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1This depends entirely on your build environment. What operating system are you using? Do you have a dedicated build server? – goto10 Oct 16 '11 at 07:42
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hi, i'm using tomcat7 on a mac with leopard, still on my local machine – JBoy Oct 16 '11 at 14:24
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If you're already running tomcat, download and deploy the Jenkins WAR file. – Mark O'Connor Oct 16 '11 at 15:25
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For very simple requirements, I'd echo the use of cron.
If the reason for running ANT is to periodically perform a master build of your project's code, then you're effectively following a practice called "Continuous Integration". In that case I'd highly recommend running a continuous integration server, such as Jenkins.
Jenkins is a very useful piece of software, easy to install and can become your automation framework for more than just building your code.
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+1 @JBoy You can also try to use build systems like Luntbuild or TeamCity – Alex K Oct 17 '11 at 05:15
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hudson can also be a good option to schedule ant file to run with many other features – Sanjay Jain Jul 25 '12 at 09:52
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1@SanjayJain Jenkins is a Hudson fork. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4973981/how-to-choose-between-hudson-and-jenkins – Mark O'Connor Jul 25 '12 at 19:13
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If you are working on a windows environment, you can use the "task scheduler" and set the interval. If you are working in unix/linux, you may use cron for scheduling your job.
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