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<al> |
v0.85-nightly-2005-10-11 |
[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]
Wraps al.exe, the assembly linker for the .NET Framework.
All specified sources will be embedded using the /embed flag. Other source types are not supported.
| Attribute | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| output | file | The name of the output file for the assembly manifest. | True |
| target | string | The target type (one of lib, exe, or winexe). |
True |
| algid | string | Specifies an algorithm (in hexadecimal) to hash all files in a multifile assembly except the file that contains the assembly manifest. The default algorithm is CALG_SHA1. | False |
| company | string | Specifies a string for the Company field in the assembly. | False |
| configuration | string | Specifies a string for the Configuration field in the assembly. | False |
| copyright | string | Specifies a string for the Copyright field in the assembly. | False |
| culture | string | The culture string associated with the output assembly. The string must be in RFC 1766 format, such as "en-US". | False |
| delaysign | bool | Specifies whether the assembly should be partially signed. The default is false. | False |
| description | string | Specifies a string for the Description field in the assembly. | False |
| evidence | file | Security evidence file to embed. | False |
| fileversion | string | Specifies a string for the File Version field in the assembly. | False |
| flags | string | Specifies a value (in hexadecimal) for the Flags field in the assembly. | False |
| keycontainer | string | Specifies a container that holds a key pair. | False |
| keyfile | file | Specifies a file (filename) that contains a key pair or just a public key to sign an assembly. | False |
| main | string | Specifies the fully-qualified name (class.method) of the method to use as an entry point when converting a module to an executable file. | False |
| product | string | Specifies a string for the Product field in the assembly. | False |
| productversion | string | Specifies a string for the Product Version field in the assembly. | False |
| template | file | Specifies an assembly from which to get all options except the culture field. | False |
| title | string | Specifies a string for the Title field in the assembly. | False |
| trademark | string | Specifies a string for the Trademark field in the assembly. | False |
| version | string | Specifies version information for the assembly. The format of the version string is major.minor.build.revision. |
False |
| win32icon | file | Icon to associate with the assembly. | False |
| win32res | file | Inserts a Win32 resource (.res file) in the output file. | False |
| failonerror | bool | Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. | False |
| if | bool | If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. | False |
| timeout | int | The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out. | False |
| unless | bool | Opposite of if. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. |
False |
| verbose | bool | Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. | False |
| Attribute | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| exename | string | The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program. | False |
| supportstemplate | bool | Indicates whether the assembly linker for a given target framework supports the "template" option, which takes an assembly from which to get all options except the culture field. The default is true. | False |
| useruntimeengine | bool | Specifies whether the external program should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false. | False |
Represents a command-line argument.
| Attribute | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| dir | directory | The value for a directory-based command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute path of the directory. | False |
| file | file | The name of a file as a single command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute filename of the file. | False |
| if | bool | Indicates if the argument should be passed to the external program. If true then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. | False |
| line | string | List of command-line arguments; will be passed to the executable as is. | False |
| path | <path> | The value for a PATH-like command-line argument; you can use : or ; as path separators and NAnt will convert it to the platform's local conventions, while resolving references to environment variables. | False |
| unless | bool | Indicates if the argument should not be passed to the external program. If false then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. | False |
| value | string | A single command-line argument; can contain space characters. | False |
A single command-line argument containing a space character.
<arg value="-l -a" />
Two separate command-line arguments.
<arg line="-l -a" />
A single command-line argument with the value \dir;\dir2;\dir3 on DOS-based systems and /dir:/dir2:/dir3 on Unix-like systems.
<arg path="/dir;/dir2:\dir3" />
Create a library containing all icon files in the current directory.
<al output="MyIcons.dll" target="lib">
<sources>
<include name="*.ico" />
</sources>
</al>