Glatzemann 39dc83d33e added NAnt 0.91 build system to the lib folder
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added build script for release build of ANX.Framework and all RenderSystems
fixed some issues in projects regarding compiler directives
removed StockShaderCodeGenerator from Pre-Build-Events. Build the Stock shaders using NAnt target build_stock_shaders.
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<h1>&lt;vbc&gt;</h1>
<p> Compiles Visual Basic.NET programs. </p>
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<b>Note:</b> In order to have <a href="../tasks/vbc.html">&lt;vbc&gt;</a> task generate manifest resource names that match those generated by Microsoft Visual Studio.NET, the value of the <code>prefix</code> attribute of the &lt;<code>resources</code>&gt; element should match the "Root namespace" of the VB.NET project, and the value of the <code>dynamicprefix</code> attribute should be set to "<b>false</b>". </p>
<h3>Parameters</h3>
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<th>Attribute</th>
<th style="text-align: center;">Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
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<td valign="top">baseaddress</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> The preferred base address at which to load a DLL. The default base address for a DLL is set by the .NET Framework common language runtime. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">debug</td>
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<a href="../enums/NAnt.DotNet.Types.DebugOutput.html">DebugOutput</a>
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<td> Specifies the type of debugging information generated by the compiler. The default is <code>None</code>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">doc</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">file</td>
<td> The name of the XML documentation file to generate. Only supported when targeting .NET 2.0 (or higher). </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">imports</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td>
<i>Deprecated.</i> Specifies whether the <code>/imports</code> option gets passed to the compiler. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">nostdlib</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Instructs the compiler not to reference standard libraries (system.dll and VBC.RSP). The default is <b>false</b>. Only supported when targeting .NET 2.0 (or higher). </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">optioncompare</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> Specifies whether <code>/optioncompare</code> option gets passed to the compiler. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">optionexplicit</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Specifies whether the <code>/optionexplicit</code> option gets passed to the compiler. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">optionoptimize</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Specifies whether the <code>/optimize</code> option gets passed to the compiler. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">optionstrict</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Specifies whether the <code>/optionstrict</code> option gets passed to the compiler. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">platform</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> Specifies which platform version of common language runtime (CLR) can run the output file. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">removeintchecks</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Specifies whether the <code>/removeintchecks</code> option gets passed to the compiler. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">rootnamespace</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> Specifies whether the <code>/rootnamespace</code> option gets passed to the compiler. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top" class="required">output</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">file</td>
<td> The output file created by the compiler. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">True</td>
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<td valign="top" class="required">target</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> Output type. Possible values are <code>exe</code>, <code>winexe</code>, <code>library</code> or <code>module</code>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">True</td>
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<td valign="top">define</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> Define conditional compilation symbol(s). </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">delaysign</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">
<a href="../enums/NAnt.DotNet.Types.DelaySign.html">DelaySign</a>
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<td> Specifies whether to delay sign the assembly using only the public portion of the strong name key. The default is <code>NotSet</code>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">failonerror</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is <b>true</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">if</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> If <b>true</b> then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>true</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">keycontainer</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> Specifies the key pair container used to strongname the assembly. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">keyfile</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">file</td>
<td> Specifies a strong name key file. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">main</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> Specifies which type contains the Main method that you want to use as the entry point into the program. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">nowarn</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td>
<i>Deprecated.</i> Specifies a comma-separated list of warnings that should be suppressed by the compiler. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">rebuild</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Instructs NAnt to recompile the output file regardless of the file timestamps. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">timeout</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">int</td>
<td> The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">unless</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Opposite of <code>if</code>. If <b>false</b> then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">verbose</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">warnaserror</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Instructs the compiler to treat all warnings as errors. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">win32icon</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">file</td>
<td> Icon to associate with the application. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">win32res</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">file</td>
<td> Specifies a Win32 resource file (.res). </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">exename</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">string</td>
<td> The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">managed</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">
<a href="../enums/NAnt.Core.Types.ManagedExecution.html">ManagedExecution</a>
</td>
<td> Specifies whether the external program should be treated as a managed application, possibly forcing it to be executed under the currently targeted version of the CLR. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">nostdlib</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Instructs the compiler not to reference standard libraries (system.dll and VBC.RSP). The default is <b>false</b>. Only supported when targeting .NET 2.0 (or higher). </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportsdelaysign</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports the "delaysign" option. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportsdocgeneration</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Specifies whether the compiler for the active target framework supports generation of XML Documentation file. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportskeycontainer</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports the "keycontainer" option. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportskeyfile</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports the "keyfile" option. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportsnostdlib</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Specifies whether the compiler for the active target framework supports NOT referencing standard libraries (system.dll and VBC.RSP). The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportsnowarnlist</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports a command line option that allows a list of warnings to be suppressed. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportspackagereferences</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Indicates whether package references are supported by compiler for a given target framework. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportsplatform</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Specifies whether the compiler for the active target framework supports limiting the platform on which the compiled code can run. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">supportswarnaserrorlist</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td> Indicates whether the compiler for a given target framework supports the "warnaserror" option that takes a list of warnings. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<td valign="top">useruntimeengine</td>
<td style="text-align: center;">bool</td>
<td>
<i>Deprecated.</i> Specifies whether the external program is a managed application which should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is <b>false</b>. </td>
<td style="text-align: center;">False</td>
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<h3>Nested Elements:</h3>
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<h4>
<a id="imports">
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&lt;<a href="../types/namespaceimports.html">imports</a>&gt;
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<div class="nested-element"> The namespaces to import. <p /></div>
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<a id="imports">
</a>
&lt;/<a href="../types/namespaceimports.html">imports</a>&gt;
</h4>
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<h4>
<a id="warnaserror">
</a>
&lt;<a href="../types/warnaserror.html">warnaserror</a>&gt;
</h4>
<div class="nested-element"> Controls which warnings should be reported as errors. <p /></div>
<h4>
<a id="warnaserror">
</a>
&lt;/<a href="../types/warnaserror.html">warnaserror</a>&gt;
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<h4>
<a id="nowarn">
</a>
&lt;nowarn&gt;
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<div class="nested-element"> Specifies a list of warnings that you want the compiler to suppress. <h5>&lt;warning&gt;</h5><div class="nested-element"><p> Represents a compiler warning. </p><h3>Parameters</h3><div class="table"><table><tr><th>Attribute</th><th style="text-align: center;">Type</th><th>Description</th><th style="text-align: center;">Required</th></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="required">number</td><td style="text-align: center;">string</td><td> A warning number, or comma-separated list of warnings, that you want the compiler to suppress or report. </td><td style="text-align: center;">True</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">if</td><td style="text-align: center;">bool</td><td> If <b>true</b> then the element will be processed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>true</b>. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">unless</td><td style="text-align: center;">bool</td><td> If <b>true</b> then the element will be skipped; otherwise, processed. The default is <b>false</b>. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr></table></div></div><h5>&lt;/warning&gt;</h5></div>
<h4>&lt;/nowarn&gt;</h4>
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<h4>
<a id="lib">
</a>
&lt;<a href="../types/fileset.html">lib</a>&gt;
</h4>
<div class="nested-element">
<i>Deprecated.</i> Additional directories to search in for assembly references. <p /></div>
<h4>
<a id="lib">
</a>
&lt;/<a href="../types/fileset.html">lib</a>&gt;
</h4>
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<h4>
<a id="references">
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&lt;<a href="../types/assemblyfileset.html">references</a>&gt;
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<div class="nested-element"> Reference metadata from the specified assembly files. <p /></div>
<h4>
<a id="references">
</a>
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<a id="pkg-references">
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&lt;pkg-references&gt;
</h4>
<div class="nested-element"> Specifies list of packages to reference. <h5>&lt;package&gt;</h5><div class="nested-element"><p> Represents a package. </p><h3>Parameters</h3><div class="table"><table><tr><th>Attribute</th><th style="text-align: center;">Type</th><th>Description</th><th style="text-align: center;">Required</th></tr><tr><td valign="top" class="required">name</td><td style="text-align: center;">string</td><td> Name of the package to reference. Multiple package can be specified with a single element as a semi-colon separated list of package names. </td><td style="text-align: center;">True</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">if</td><td style="text-align: center;">bool</td><td> Indicates if the package should be passed to the task. If <b>true</b> then the package will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>true</b>. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">unless</td><td style="text-align: center;">bool</td><td> Indicates if the package should not be passed to the task. If <b>false</b> then the package will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>false</b>. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr></table></div></div><h5>&lt;/package&gt;</h5></div>
<h4>&lt;/pkg-references&gt;</h4>
<!--Array-->
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<h4>
<a id="resources">
</a>
&lt;<a href="../types/resourcefileset.html">resources</a>&gt;
</h4>
<div class="nested-element"> Resources to embed. </div>
<h4>
<a id="resources">
</a>
&lt;/<a href="../types/resourcefileset.html">resources</a>&gt;
</h4>
<!--Element-->
<h4>
<a id="modules">
</a>
&lt;<a href="../types/assemblyfileset.html">modules</a>&gt;
</h4>
<div class="nested-element"> Link the specified modules into this assembly. <p /></div>
<h4>
<a id="modules">
</a>
&lt;/<a href="../types/assemblyfileset.html">modules</a>&gt;
</h4>
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<h4>
<a id="sources">
</a>
&lt;<a href="../types/fileset.html">sources</a>&gt;
</h4>
<div class="nested-element"> The set of source files for compilation. <p /></div>
<h4>
<a id="sources">
</a>
&lt;/<a href="../types/fileset.html">sources</a>&gt;
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<h4>
<a id="arg">
</a>
&lt;arg&gt;
</h4>
<div class="nested-element"> The command-line arguments for the external program. <p> Represents a command-line argument. </p><p> When passed to an external application, the argument will be quoted when appropriate. This does not apply to the <code>line</code> parameter, which is always passed as is. </p><h3>Parameters</h3><div class="table"><table><tr><th>Attribute</th><th style="text-align: center;">Type</th><th>Description</th><th style="text-align: center;">Required</th></tr><tr><td valign="top">dir</td><td style="text-align: center;">directory</td><td> The value for a directory-based command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute path of the directory. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">file</td><td style="text-align: center;">file</td><td> The name of a file as a single command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute filename of the file. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">if</td><td style="text-align: center;">bool</td><td> Indicates if the argument should be passed to the external program. If <b>true</b> then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>true</b>. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">line</td><td style="text-align: center;">string</td><td> List of command-line arguments; will be passed to the executable as is. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">path</td><td style="text-align: center;">&lt;path&gt;</td><td> The value for a PATH-like command-line argument; you can use <code>:</code> or <code>;</code> as path separators and NAnt will convert it to the platform's local conventions, while resolving references to environment variables. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">unless</td><td style="text-align: center;">bool</td><td> Indicates if the argument should not be passed to the external program. If <b>false</b> then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is <b>false</b>. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr><tr><td valign="top">value</td><td style="text-align: center;">string</td><td> A single command-line argument; can contain space characters. </td><td style="text-align: center;">False</td></tr></table></div><h3>Nested Elements:</h3><!--Element--><h4><a id="path"></a>
&lt;<a href="../types/path.html">path</a>&gt;
</h4><div class="nested-element"> Sets a single command-line argument and treats it like a PATH - ensures the right separator for the local platform is used. <p /></div><h4><a id="path"></a>
&lt;/<a href="../types/path.html">path</a>&gt;
</h4><h3>Examples</h3><ul class="examples"><li><p> A single command-line argument containing a space character. </p><pre class="code">
&lt;arg value="-l -a" /&gt;
</pre></li><li><p> Two separate command-line arguments. </p><pre class="code">
&lt;arg line="-l -a" /&gt;
</pre></li><li><p> A single command-line argument with the value <code>\dir;\dir2;\dir3</code> on DOS-based systems and <code>/dir:/dir2:/dir3</code> on Unix-like systems. </p><pre class="code">
&lt;arg path="/dir;/dir2:\dir3" /&gt;
</pre></li></ul></div>
<h4>
<a id="arg">
</a>
&lt;/arg&gt;
</h4>
<h3>Examples</h3>
<ul class="examples">
<li>
<p>Example build file using this task.</p>
<pre class="code">
&lt;project name="Hello World" default="build" basedir="."&gt;
&lt;property name="basename" value="HelloWorld" /&gt;
&lt;target name="clean"&gt;
&lt;delete file="${basename}-vb.exe" failonerror="false" /&gt;
&lt;delete file="${basename}-vb.pdb" failonerror="false" /&gt;
&lt;/target&gt;
&lt;target name="build"&gt;
&lt;vbc target="exe" output="${basename}-vb.exe" rootnamespace="${basename}"&gt;
&lt;imports&gt;
&lt;import namespace="System" /&gt;
&lt;import namespace="System.Data" /&gt;
&lt;/imports&gt;
&lt;sources&gt;
&lt;include name="${basename}.vb" /&gt;
&lt;/sources&gt;
&lt;resources prefix="${basename}" dynamicprefix="true"&gt;
&lt;include name="**/*.resx" /&gt;
&lt;/resources&gt;
&lt;references&gt;
&lt;include name="System.dll" /&gt;
&lt;include name="System.Data.dll" /&gt;
&lt;/references&gt;
&lt;/vbc&gt;
&lt;/target&gt;
&lt;target name="rebuild" depends="clean, build" /&gt;
&lt;/project&gt;
</pre>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
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<b>Assembly:</b> NAnt.DotNetTasks (0.91.4312.0)
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