On my last project, as part of the agile process, we utilized nAnt with Draco.Net to create automated builds. I didn't implement that part of the project, but I certainly did see the value in automating the build. So, while I set up my environment for my topic of Component Based Development, I am going to write my learning's on generating an automated build. If you've used these tools, feel free to hop in and add some help.

That's one downside of open source projects -- the documentation can either be lacking or just as distributed. So hopefully by blogging about it, I can save someone some frustration.

So I am going to start by looking at the tools I am planning on using:

nAnt Home Page -- Get nAnt here. nAnt is the tool you'll use to configure your build

Draco.Net -- How to generate a build when your source control changes (or you trigger it)

Some other interesting links I saw:

For nAnt help: NAntUsage wiki -- Some help on how to use nAnt

For Draco.Net help: Draco.Net wiki -- Some help on how to use Draco.net

Tomorrow I am going to start implementing nAnt on a fairly complex project, so I will post my findings as I go along!