Automating builds from subversion tags

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Published on 2009-02-06T19:51:45Z Indexed on 2010/05/07 20:28 UTC
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I'm trying to automate the build process for engineering group. As part of that automation, I'm trying to get to a point where the act of applying a specific tag that adheres to a pattern will kick off an automated process that will do the following:

  • Check out source code
  • Create a build script from a template
  • Build the project

I'm pretty certain I could do this with a post-hook in subversion, but I'm trying to figure out a way to do this with something other than a subversion hook.

  • Would it make sense to monitor the tags directory in the subversion repository to kick off my workflow?
  • Are there any decent tools that help with this (.NET would be great if possible).
  • Am I better off just writing an engine to do this?

My preferences:

  • Existing product that does all or part of this
  • If development work needs to occur, .NET is preferable
  • Works with Windows (we've got a Linux based repo, but builds all occur on windows)

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