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Highlights of the CCNet 1.5 release¶

It has taken a lot of time, but here it finally is : the final release of 1.5

Keep in mind

The email publisher config is NOT compatible with 1.4.4 if you used the group element, check the new configuration in the documentation.
Some internal interfaces are changed, so 3rd party plugins could be broken

For people coming from the 1.4.4, and not following up on the CTP and RC, here's a small list of the new items :

Security¶

It is now possible to secure parts of CruiseControl.NET. Security is all based on the server-side, and is set in ccnet.config.
Currently it is possible to lock down the following items:

Viewing projects
Forcing/aborting builds
Starting/stopping projects
Viewing security settings
Modifying security settings
Viewing configuration
Changing configuration

Read Security for more info.

Client-side tables for the dashboard¶

The projects list in the web dashboard is now interactive - you can now sort on any column, even multi column sorting is possible.

A few new source control systems¶

RoboCopy, VSTS, Ftp, Git and Mercurial. The last 2 are DVCS, so an entire new kind of source control!

New Tasks/Publishers¶

A number of new tasks have been added:

Parallel Task and Sequential Task - allow running tasks in parallel or in sequence, or any combination of the two. While this can speed things up, be careful of using too much parallelism as each parallel task uses its own thread and there is only a limited thread pool.
NCover tasks - perform NCover analysis and reporting within CC.NET itself (no need to run it in a build script).
PowerShell Task - run a PowerShell script.
Conditional Publisher - this provides a standard way of only running publishers for certain build states.
CruiseServer Control Task - send control commands to a local or remote instance of CruiseControl.NET.
Ftp task - Publisher- upload / download files from a server

Dynamic Parameters¶

This allows to ask the user for input on forcing a build, so reducing the amount of CCNet projects.
eg.: ask which branch to build
See Dynamic Parameters for details.

Time Line chart¶

This shows the a build overview as a chart.

Translation of the webDashboard¶

Current translation involve French, German and Polish.

A duplicate finder¶

This task scans files for duplicates, just a task, no merging needed. Duplicate Finder Task

Bug fixes¶

LdapHelper should recursivly search directory
Preprocessor: xml node in scope
error in vsts ssc : System.Exception: TF30076: The server name {0} http://lowapp7:8080 provided does not correspond to a server URI that can be found.
Reporting failed task in CruiseControl.NET -
Build Parameter Dialog does not call ParameterBase.Convert()
Synergy integrates tasks even when build failes
VSTS Source Control Provider
Git Source Control does not detect merge commits
Refresh Status button on web dashboard - ViewProjectReport.aspx puts build into loop after forcing build
Cannot open CVS/Entries for reading
preprocessor broken : cb:include does not work anymore
How to remove the following message "[CCNet Server:WARN] Configuration does not have any version information - assuming the configuration is for version 1.5"
Perforce Auto Get Source should not fail silently
There should be posibility to set Activity column style base on actual status of project
Hide passwords in email build notifications
VSS "Version not found" error
Error Message: ThoughtWorks.CruiseControl.Core.CruiseControlException: Source control operation failed:
StarTeam provider fails to parse dates for modified files
MSBuild XMLLogger outputs wrong build duration
Schedule trigger does not build at specified time
Modification set always empty for MKS source control
Xml publisher is throwing an exception
State file not created
Vault source control exception during checking modification does not result in a build failure
MSBuild task truncates output
Date String Format Exception with MKS
Build fails even though msbuild return 0 errors
WebDashboard gives FileIOPermission exception when handling requests
CVS checkout fails with "Server attempted to update a file via an invalid pathname" error
Projects with + in title produce invalid URLs in web dashboard
Source Control Operation Failed: cvs rlog: cannot find module 'ccnet'
Triggers is not working fully
Modifications to files in subprojects in MKS 2005 are not detected.
CCNet triggers builds when there are no build triggers
Dashboard Refresh
Problem MSBuild XML Logger
If ForceBuild is turned off CCTray circumvents this setting
No modifications detected. Could not detect modification by MKS. Hence IfModificationExists of intervalTrigger doesn't work for MKS source control
Changes are not detected
ForceBuild should not wait for the period specified in modification delay
Windows service hangs when console succeeds.
Unable to create autobuilds using TFS plugin and CCNet (latest release)
Out of memory exception in ccnet.exe still causes ccnet.exe to crash
cc.net chokes on a non-existent publisher with an obscure Exortech.NetReflector.NetReflectorException error
Wrong merging of NUnit-results.xml with <![CDATA ....
Drop the P/Invoke for the TrayIcon support in CCTray App
VSTS Plugin
CCNet service throws error for notification node in Email publishers group node.
Team Foundation Server Plug-In no longer works with latest version of CCNet
sometimes a null reference exception is thrown on changing ccnet.config by a copying over a new one
Dashboard Administration: Fails to install packages 'Access to the path is denied'
CCService does not start when running as LOCALSYSTEM
Default packages done seem to be installed out the box.
SECURITY: LDAP user does not work.
RakeTask only a single entry in buildArgs is supported
CCTray is only connecting...
Build Parameters Window Property Grid
INTERNAL ERROR: Collection was modified; enumeration operation may not execute.
Error Message: ThoughtWorks.CruiseControl.Core.CruiseControlException: Source control operation has timed out.
MsBuild task shows error about missing file
showing task execution failed in log, but build is ok
breakers are no longer exposed into the message in the dashboard, or in the xmlstatusreport, breaking bvc2
cctray shows wrong servername when having multiple buildservers
Race condition prevents lockqueues from guarenteed correct locking
ConditionalPublisher does not execute all tasks
Only last MSBuild task merged
CCTRay Server Column displays wrong build server name
Package download does not download the file complete.
Merging the build logs of multiple nant tasks results in a log containing the log of the last nant task multiple times
checkpointOnSucces is not available for MKS source contol
Specifying a user defined log file for the nant task does not work any more
Package Publisher: Empty package when the property baseDirectory is a relative path.
cnet.exe -noerrorpause -config:check.config -validate -nologging not behaving correctly
CLONE -CCTray showing the wrong server when the same project is on multiple servers.
CCTray showing the wrong server when the same project is on multiple servers
Page refresh should not trigger a forced build
Getting Error when i am doing Email publisher using Cruise Control.net 1.5 version
Exception when click on the project name in the dashboard
ScheduleTrigger introduces infinite loop
Assembly Version Labeller does not increment on a triggered build
CC.NET under Linux/Ubuntu with Mono: <exec> task does not return
LDAP authentication does not works
HTML Report Linking
Wrong filename when downloading from PackageList
when getting source from svn with externals; cannot read cached credentials
Exception on showing the build graph in german language
Svn does not save LastRepositoryRevision if not triggered by modification
Out of memory exception on viewing build summaries
Entering an invalid URL gives a runtime error.
ProjectGrid.vm percentage status bar is broken since revision 6287
CVS Set HOME environment variable on windows
CVS cvs.exe cannot find ".cvspass"
CVS cvs.exe checkout: cannot open CVS/Entries for reading: No such file or directory
SvnSource doesn't update and write to state the LastChangeNumber.
environment of the calling process is passed to a new process created instead of the current environment
XmlReader exception loses all nunit logging
svn's tagOnSuccess behavior is broken if <trunkUrl> is missing
Configuration problem : entering empty sourcecontrol tag in ccnet.config results into crash iso reporting an error that is meaningfull
Grouping by date failes on Summarised Data (statistics) tab on german system
Build server is not sensitive to changes in svn
Unit test exceptions when building 1.4.2 source code on Vista x64
Changing X10 settings for CM11 controller causes Access to COM port was denied exception
Communication with some CM11 controllers times out.
Pages not found when project names contain spaces
fix designer of mainform of cctraylib
ExternalSourceControlHistoryParser.Parse() is not locale aware
Hide sensitive data / plugins / messages
project with a space in the name gives an error in the dashboard (ViewProjectReport) when viewed with IIS7 (Visa)
Dynamic Parameters: Prompt for input not displayed
Propertyinjection in MergeFilesTask does not work
RetrieveFile.aspx throws a Socket time out exception
Documentation problem with Email Publisher
Preprocessor include file change not reloading projects
NDepend 2.12.1 results transformation broken
Configuration File will not reload after auto update with Team Foundation Server
Build detailed statistics shows incorrent FxCop warnings/errors count
package publisher failes sometimes due to a lock
Exceptions not serialising
dashboard in ccnet 1.5 does not work anymore with firefox
Program files has greater security in newer versions of Windows and doesn't allow modifications
Gendarme Task dies because of a PathTooLongException in gendarme.exe
1.5.0.4364: Unable to build email "XSL stylesheet file not found"
Git plugin repeats modifications in build log for each file
CCTray Balloon notification for broken build only shows Breakers, not which build is broken
Zips created by the package publisher can not be opened by Windows XP built in zip handling
After a fresh installation the Webdash does not work.
SECURITY: Logout functionality does not work.
SECURITY: Security blocks the Force Build Publisher
BUILD 1.5.0.4439: Server Error in '/ccnet' Application.
SECURITY (1.5.0.4439): Exception when trying to access project reports
NullReferenceException in CCValidator
EMAIL PUBLISHER: Attachement file remains locked after being sent.
Get the XmlFragmentWriter to work on Mono
Email Publishing error in CCNET v 1.5.0.6067
Crash when log file is big
(1.5.0.6092) Dynamic Parameters/Integration Properties - CCNetBuildDate & CCNetBuildTime incorrect.
Publishers don't clean target directory prior to copy
Build failure due to loss of network connection to VSS does not clear away when network is restored
Bug in XslReportBuildPlugin, Parameters collection is not loaded properly

Improvements¶

CCNET\-153 - better management when publishers are executed
CCNET\-398 - Subversion should check for modifications by revision number instead of by date.
CCNET\-452 - Improve Dashboard Project Grid Sorting
CCTray should allow definition of a default project
MsBuildTask: Read .NET Framework path from the registry by default
Authorised actions
API that will allow control remote File System from Dashboard.
RoboCopy source control system
Double clicking CCTray icon should toggle status window
<merge> task should support non-XML files cleanly
CCNET should support source control systems that have non-numeric change "numbers"
provide user name if forced build started by dashboard
CCTray should show Category in Detail view
Run CruiseControl.Net tests on mono (first Windows, then Linux)
"Source Control" code normalization
groups in the email publisher must be able to be set to multiple build types, like the modifiernotificationtype
move configuration of the xsl files used for the email publisher in the email publisher itself
update tests so that non english locals do not fail some tests
CCValidator must also support warnings, and not only exeptions to identify problems in the config
Make NAnt master build script platform independent
Implement messaging-type communications with the server
foresee overloaded method for processwarning and processerror in the validator, (string, args)
Dynamic Parameters: Suggest renaming range parameter.
Dynamic Parameters: Actual use of a retrieved value seems overly complex.
Package publisher should allow an output location
weird error when the / closing tag in the build publisher
urls should be case insensitive
Dynamic Parameters: Select Parameter when using <sourceFile> should update on every 'Force' build.
Add a new extension to allow throttling the total number of concurrent builds on a server
create an NCover task
Replace custom commadline arguments parsing code with Mono's Options.cs
add support for 3 light X10 systems.
speech enhancements cctray
refactor tasks to a common task base
null task should have a parameter for letting the build fail if desired
null source control should have settings for simulating failures in the different stages
add a LOT more debug logging :
add FTP publisher / task / source control
Implement support for getting process output line by line with an event from ProcessExecutor
Implement BuildProgressInformation support to Subversion Source Control Block
Implement BuildProgressInformation support to the Gendarme Task
Implement BuildProgressInformation support to the NAnt Task
Implement BuildProgressInformation support to the MSBuild Task
Implement BuildProgressInformation support to the BaseExecutableTask
Add support for "-listener" switch in NAnt task
Allow Dynamic Properties to be applied to Source Control Blocks
failed integration and exception during integration must be split in the email publisher
Implement BuildProgressInformation support to CVS Source Control Block
Implement BuildProgressInformation support to Mercurial Source Control Block
Exception thrown due to bad configuration is not indicative of such
Allow validation on triggers

New features¶

Forced builds - adding comment to build results
Subversion should use LastChangeNumber of previous build when checking for modifications
CCNET Security
Add user input to dashboard
CCTray should automatically recognise and add new projects on a connected server
Report which task failed through CCTray
Default Labeller should allow an initial build number, so you don't have to start at 1
It would be nice to be able to have a drive letter mapped in Service environment
Parallel Execution of Tasks
Add User Rights Management To CCTray
Mercurial support
Command line interface to CruiseControl.Net server
PowerShell Task
Build Status Breakdown
Implement a File Merge Task for binary files like images
Dynamic Parameters: Range Parameter to allow initialisation from a file.
Dynamic Parameters: addition of Boolean parameter (Check Box)
Dynamic Parameter: Range parameter should allow for return values that are not equal to the display name.
Implement support for Git source control system
Added Growl Notifications to CCTray
Updating from more than one source

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