cruisecontrol.net exec task - cruisecontrol.net

I am using the <'exec> task inside cruisecontrol.net. I am executing a .bat file and passing the arguments using <'buildArgs>. I need to pass in more than one arguments and I'm not sure what the correct syntax is. I am trying to do something like <'buildArgs>Arg1 Arg2<'/buildArgs> but it doesn't work.

Try this:
<exec>
<executable>YourBatFile.cmd</executable>
<buildArgs>Arg1 Arg2</buildArgs>
</exec>
Then read the values in your bat file using %1 and %2

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How to define a new command line program?

I'm trying to define a command line program which will automatically call a specified Nodejs application.
I want to define it like that:
mycommand newFile
And that will call this application:
node E:/nodejsApp/mycommand.js newFile
mycommand.js is ready now. I want to call it with directly mycommand command on cmd in Windows 10.
For that, create a batch file in your path (ex: C:\WINDOWS\System32) with that code:
node E:\nodejsApp\mycommand.js %1
Save it as the command you want to create + the batch extension ([command].bat)
Another option will be, as aschipfl mentioned, use the doskey command creating an autorun. Note that I recommend creating the batch file, as running a command at starting of CMD will slow down his starting.
For the AutoRun, create a registry key at HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Command Processor called AutoRun, type REG_MULTI_SZ and write the value of doskey mycommand=node E:\nodejsApp\mycommand.js %1

can we pass options to tcl source command in tcl 8.5

I am using this command to source get.tcl file and giving options 'verbose' and 'instant':
source -verbose -instant get.tcl
the above command worked for me in tcl 8.4 but showing this error in tcl 8.5
source (script wrong # args: should be "source_orig ?-encoding name?
fileName"
if I write only
source get.tcl
It get passed in tcl 8.5
Is there any change related to this in tcl 8.5?
The source command only accepts one option (since 8.5), -encoding, which is used to specify what encoding the file being read is in (instead of the default guess of encoding as returned by encoding system). All it does is read the file into memory and (internally-equivalent-to-) eval the contents.
You can write to any variable you want prior to doing the source, including global variables like argv. With that (plus appropriate use of uplevel and catch, as required, and maybe also interp create) you can simulate running the script as a subprocess. But it's probably easier to not have the file expect to be handling arguments like that, and instead for it to define a command that you call immediately after the sourcing.
You can pass arguments to your sourced file by doing the following:
set ::argv [list -verbose -instant]
source get.tcl
I recommend using:
set ::argv [list -- -verbose -instant]
The -- will stop tclsh from processing any arguments after the --.
Sometimes tclsh will recognize an argument that is meant for your
program and process it. Your programs will need to know about
the -- and handle it appropriately.

NSIS: Reading from a file at compile time

I want to read some values from a file (config.json) into some variables when I compile my nsis script.
How can I possibly do that?
Thanks in advance.
The !include command can include any file (at compile time) at the point where it is placed in the nsis script. But the included file must be compliant with the nsis syntax (e.g. it should !define some values).
The !execute command could help you: if you need absolutely to process a json file you could code a third-party batch command file to pre-process the json file and translate it into a suitable nsis file.
You can use !define to pass some value which can be used in compile time. For example lets imagine that you have got this code in you nsis source file:
!define PATHTOFILE "C:\thisfilewillbedeleted.ext"
Delete $PATHTOFILE
If you want to change this walue on compile time you can call nsis in this way:
makensis /DPATHTOFILE="C:\otherfiletodelete.ext"
[EDIT]
If you got *.json file which is generated using external tool and you must use this kind of file I will suggest you to use some building system, for example ant. You can create build.xml which read, parse data from json file and then write those data to *.nsh file. I think it will be better and cleaner than do it all in nsis script.
If you just need to parse your json file on runtime, you can use !define with the /file option:
!define /file OPTIONS json.txt
It will define OPTIONS with the content of json.txt.
If you want to utilize your json file in compile time to alter the generated exe, then you need some kind of precompiler, which is what you're actually doing.
You may use the !searchparse command with the /file switch.
Example :
# search filename.cpp for a line '#define APP_VERSION "2.5"' and set ${VER_MAJOR} to 2, ${VER_MINOR} to 5.
!searchparse /file filename.cpp `#define APP_VERSION "` VER_MAJOR `.` VER_MINOR `"`

Accessing command line arguments in NSIS

I am trying to make my setups scripts modular. I am calling setup exe's from within main setup script based to the requirements. I want to pass command line arguments to the exe being called. Can someone please tell me how to access the command line arguments in the script being called.
Thanks in advance.
you can use GetOptions function (FileFunc.nsh must be included above). Following example shows p parameter reading; its value is saved into the variable. $CMDLINE is your command line (absolute or relative, as you called) containing also your parameters.
!include FileFunc.nsh
Var variable
${GetOptions} $CMDLINE "/p" $variable
Try to get options from Command line by their name:
http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Get_command_line_parameter_by_name

nmake: can a batch file run as part of a make command block, affect the environment of the nmake.exe process?

I think in nmake if I do this:
example :
set value=77
echo %%value%%
The result will display 77 on the console.
Is there a way for me to invoke a .cmd or .bat file that will affect the environment of the nmake.exe process? Suppose I put the statement set value=77 in a file called "setvalue.cmd". Then change the makefile to this:
example :
setvalue
echo %%value%%
I get:
%value%
Alternatively, if there's a way to set a macro within a command block, that would also work. Or, a way to set the value of a macro from a batch file, even outside a command block.
You can create an nmake snippet during makefile pre-processing, and read that in. Assuming batch.cmd outputs valid nmake syntax, then
!if [batch.cmd >makefile.auto]
!error *** Could not create makefile.auto
!endif
!include makefile.auto
You should ensure batch.cmd sets %errorlevel% appropriately (e.g., exit /b 22).
makefile.auto can contain anything, but you would probably want stuff like value=77. A couple of points:
Dereference value using nmake syntax ($(value))
You can pass parameters to batch.cmd if necessary ([batch.cmd $(OBJECTS) >makefile.auto])
No, I don't think so.

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