Built-in Projects - Pulse v2.0

Overview

Built-in projects are a class of pulse™ projects that are configured completely via the web interface. Built-in projects are available for various directly-supported build tools:

Project Type	Description
Ant Projects	Projects built using the Apache Ant build tool.
BJam Projects	Projects built using the Boost variant of the Jam build tool.
Executable Projects	Projects built by running an arbitrary command, such as a custom build script.
Make Projects	Projects built using GNU make, or a compatible make tool.
Maven Projects	Projects built using the Apache Maven build tool, version 1.
Maven 2 Projects	Projects built using the Apache Maven build tool, version 2.
MsBuild Projects	Projects built using Microsoft's MsBuild build tool.
Xcode Projects	Projects built using Apples's Xcode development tool.

Advantages

Built-in projects provide a great way to start using a new pulse™ server. Using a built-in project you can configure your project in a few simple steps and without checking in any additional files to your SCM. For simple projects, they may also provide sufficient flexibility, and a pulse file project may never be necessary.

Migrating to Pulse File Projects

Built-in projects are implemented on top of the same core as pulse file projects. In fact, a pulse file is created based on the project configuration whenever a built-in project is built. This pulse file may be viewed via the web interface in the results for the build. This provides a starting point for you to create your own pulse file for the project. If you wish to migrate your project from a built-in type to a pulse file project, you can use the "convert to custom project" or "convert to versioned project" link on the hierarchy view for the project.