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IBM Rational® ClearCase®, Ant, and CruiseControl: The Java™ Developer's Guide to Accelerating and Automating the Build Process
By Kevin A. Lee
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Publisher: IBM Press
Pub Date: May 24, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-32-135699-3
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-35699-4
Pages: 384

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		IBM Press
		Preface
		Acknowledgments
		About the Author
		Part I:  Overview
			Chapter 1.  Introduction to Software Build and Release Management
				Software Build and Release Management
				Challenges in Building and Releasing Software
				An Integrated Build and Release Life-Cycle Solution
				The Sample Scenario
				Summary
		Part II:  Environment
			Chapter 2.  Tools of the Trade
				Aims of This Chapter
				The Software Build and Release Toolbox
				A Review of ClearCase Concepts
				Summary
			Chapter 3.  Configuring Your SCM Environment
				Aims of This Chapter
				The Build Tools Directory Structure
				Creating a Base ClearCase Build Tools Structure
				Creating a UCM Build Tools Structure
				Build and Release Baselining Strategies
				Build and Release Branching Strategies
				Build and Release Workspace Strategies
				Summary
		Part III:  Definition
			Chapter 4.  Defining Your Build and Release Scripts
				Aims of This Chapter
				First Steps with Ant
				Summary
			Chapter 5.  Apache Ant Best Practices
				Aims of This Chapter
				Property Files
				Ant ClearCase Integration
				Project Support
				Summary
		Part IV:  Execution
			Chapter 6.  Running Your Build Scripts
				Aims of This Chapter
				First Steps with CruiseControl
				Summary
			Chapter 7.  CruiseControl Best Practices
				Aims of This Chapter
				CruiseControl Build Results Web
				CruiseControl ClearCase Integration
				Scheduling
				Publishing
				Summary
		Part V:  Reporting
			Chapter 8.  Baseline and Change Request Reports
				Aims of This Chapter
				Generating Base ClearCase Baseline Reports
				Generating UCM Baseline Reports
				Generating Change Request Reports
				Generating an RSS Feed from ClearQuest Change Requests
				Summary
			Chapter 9.  Build Reporting and Auditing
				Aims of This Chapter
				Reporting and XML
				Generating XML Formatted ClearCase Baseline Reports
				Extending CruiseControl by Modifying the Build Results Web
				ClearCase Build Auditing
				Summary
		Part VI:  Release
			Chapter 10.  The Art of Releasing
				Aims of This Chapter
				Foundations for the Release
				Constructing a Release Build
				Constructing a Release Build Using Base ClearCase
				Constructing a Release Build Using UCM
				Assembling Staged Objects for Deployment
				Summary
			Chapter 11.  Release Packaging and Deployment
				Aims of This Chapter
				Release Packaging
				Automating the Deployment Process
				Release Deployment
				Summary
		Part VII:  Conclusion
			Chapter 12.  Putting It All Together
				Revisiting Software Build and Release Management
				Implementing Your Own Process and Environment
				The Working Example Revisited
				Summary
		Glossary
		Bibliography
		Index