•	Table of Contents
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Open Source .NET Development
By Brian Nantz
Publisher	: Prentice Hall PTR
Pub Date	: August 16, 2004
ISBN	: 0-321-22810-3
Pages	: 504

		Copyright
		Preface
			Why I Felt the Need to Write This Book
			Who Should Read This Book?
			How This Book Is Organized
			Acknowledgments
		Part I. Introduction to Open Source and .NET
			Chapter 1. What Is Open Source?
				Introduction
				Microsoft and Open Source
				Open Source, Free Software, and Shared Source. Oh MY!
				Tips on Selecting a License
				Using Open Source in Your Proprietary Product
				Summary
			Chapter 2. Open Source and the .NET Platform
				Introduction
				.NET Standards
				Standardization
				Implementations
				Summary
		Part II. .NET Development with Open Source Tools
			Chapter 3. General Development
				Introduction
				.NET Editing Tools
				Documentation Tools
				Source Control Management
				Databases
				Web Servers
				Other Development Tools for .NET
				Summary
			Chapter 4. Build Automation
				Introduction
				What NAnt Is
				What NAnt Is Not
				Using NAnt
				Why Use NAnt?
				Data Types
				SCM Integration
				NAnt Best Practices
				Migrating to NAnt
				Examples
				Extending NAnt
				Extending NAntContrib
				Useful Tools for Use with NAnt
				Summary
			Chapter 5. XML Documentation
				Introduction
				C# XML Documentation
				Configuring the C# Compiler to Create the XML File
				Documentation Tools
				NDoc
				NAnt Integration
				Summary
			Chapter 6. Unit Testing
				Introduction
				Unit Testing
				Unit Testing Platforms
				NUnit Architecture
				NUnit Example
				Integration with NAnt
				NUnitASP
				Other Tools Useful with NUnit
				Performance and Other Testing Tools
				Summary
			Chapter 7. Continuous Integration
				Introduction
				Hippo.NET
				Draco.NET
				CruiseControl.NET
				Summary
			Chapter 8. Application Logging
				Introduction
				Application Logging
				Architecture
				Loggers
				Levels
				Appenders
				Filters
				Layouts
				ObjectRenderer
				Configuration
				Logging with Context Information
				WMI
				Performance and Scalability
				Examples
				Log File Readers
				Extending Log4Net
				Summary
		Part III. Integrating .NET Open Source Projects in Your Development
			Chapter 9. ASpell.NET Case Study
				Introduction
				Test First Development
				NAnt Build
				Subversion
				Draco.NET
				Adding Functionality
				Summary
			Chapter 10. Database Development
				Introduction
				Open Source Databases
				PostgreSQL
				PostgreSQL ADO.NET Data Providers
				PostgreSQL, NPgSql, and FreeDB Example
				Summary
			Chapter 11. Web Development
				Introduction
				Cross Platform ASP.NET and Web Services
				Setting Up the Environment
				Web Service Example
				ASP.NET Example
				Summary
			Chapter 12. Simple Project Integration
				Introduction
				Popular Projects
				An Example of Integration
				SharpVectorGraphics Project
				Didgets Project
				Other Open Source Projects
				The Integration
				Summary
		Part IV. References
			Appendix A. NAnt Tasks
				<al>Wraps al, the assembly linker for the .NET Framework.
				<attrib>Changes the file attributes of a file or set of files.
				<call>Calls a NAnt target in the current project.
				<cl>Compiles C/C++ programs using cl, Microsoft's C/C++ compiler.
				<copy>Copies a file or fileset to a new file or directory.
				<csc>Copies a file or fileset to a new file or directory.
				<cvscheckout>Checks out a CVS Module.
				<cvsupdate>Updates a CVS Module.
				<delay-sign>Signs delayed signed .NET assemblies.
				<delete>Deletes a file, fileset, or directory.
				<description>An empty task that allows a build file to contain a description.
				<echo>Writes a message to the build log.
				<exec>Executes a system command.
				<fail>Exit the current build.
				<foreach>Loops over a set of Items.
				<get>Get a particular file from a URL source.
				<if>Checks the conditional attributes and executes the children if true.
				<ifnot>The opposite of the if task.
				<include>Include an external build file.
				<jsc>Compiles Microsoft JScript.NET programs using jsc.
				<lib>Run lib.exe, Microsoft's Library Manager.
				<license>Task to generate a .license file from a .licx file.
				<link>Links files using link, Microsoft's Incremental Linker.
				<loadtasks>Loads tasks from a given assembly or directory.
				<mc>Compiles messages using mc.exe, Microsoft's Win32 message compiler.
				<mail>A task to send SMTP email.
				<mcs>Compiles C# programs using the Mono mcs compiler.
				<mkdir> Creates a directory and any non-existent parent directories if necessary.
				<move>Moves a file or fileset to a new file or directory.
				<nant> Runs NAnt on a supplied build file. This can be used to build subprojects.
				<nantschema>Creates a schema file for all available tasks.
				<ndoc>Runs NDoc to create documentation.
				<nunit>Runs tests using the NUnit framework.
				<nunit2>Runs tests using the NUnit V2.0 framework.
				<property> Sets a property in the current project.
				<readregistry>A task that reads a value or set of values from the Windows registry into one or more NAnt properties.
				<regex>Sets properties based on a regular expression.
				<regsvc>Installs .NET Windows Services.
				<resgen>Converts files from one resource format to another (wraps Microsoft's resgen.exe).
				<resx>Task to generate a .resources file from a .resx file.
				<script> Executes the code contained within the task.
				<servicecontroller> Starts and stops a Windows service.
				<sleep> A task for sleeping a specified period of time, useful when a build or deployment process requires an interval between tasks.
				<solution>Builds a Visual Studio .NET solution file.
				<style>Process a document via XSLT.
				<sysinfo>Sets a number of properties with information about the system environment.
				<touch> Touch a file and/or fileset(s) -- corresponds to the Unix touch command.
				<tstamp>Sets properties with the current date and time.
				<unzip>Unzips a zip file.
				<vbc>Compiles Microsoft Visual Basic.NET programs using vbc.exe.
				<vjc> Compiles Visual J# programs using VJC, Microsoft's J# compiler.
				<xmlpeek>Extracts text from a given XPath Query.
				<xmlpoke>Replaces text from a given XPath Query.
				<zip>A task to create a zip file from a specified fileset.
			Appendix B. NAntContrib Tasks
				<adsigetprop>
				<adsisetprop>
				<aximp>
				<comregister>
				<checksum>
				<concat>
				<disco>
				<gac>
				<hxcomp>
				<hxreg>
				<mkiisdir>
				<iisdirinfo>
				<deliisdir>
				<msi>
				<msm>
				<mgmtclassgen>
				<ngen>
				<nunitreport>
				<record>
				<regasm>
				<scp>
				<slingshot>
				<stautolabel>
				<stcheckin>
				<stcheckout>
				<stlabel>
				<stlist>
				<sql>
				<typedcollection>
				<validatexml>
				<vb6>
				<version>
				<vssadd>
				<vsscheckin>
				<vsscheckout>
				<vssdiff>
				<vssget>
				<vsslabel>
				<vssundocheckout>
				<wsdl>
				<xsd>
			Appendix C. mkisofs
				NAME
				SYNOPSIS
				DESCRIPTION
				OPTIONS
				HFS OPTIONS
				HFS CREATOR/TYPE
				HFS MACINTOSH FILE FORMATS
				HFS MACINTOSH FILENAMES
				HFS CUSTOM VOLUME/FOLDER ICONS
				HFS BOOT DRIVER
				PLEASE NOTE
				EL TORITO BOOT INFORMATION TABLE
				CONFIGURATION
				EXAMPLES
				AUTHOR
				NOTES
				BUGS
				HFS PROBLEMS/LIMITATIONS
				SEE ALSO
				FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS
				AVAILABILITY
				MAILING LISTS
				MAINTAINER
				HFS MKHYBRID MAINTAINER
			Appendix D. Log4NET Appender Configurations
				ADONetAppender
			Appendix E. Open Source Security Observations
		Index