Html5 Boilerplate Build Script

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I used Initializr to set up a new HTML5 project.
I am trying to use Ant Build Script to optimize the files for production : minization , and all that stuff.

I followed every instructions in the ReadMe, basically :

Install JAVA JDK and WinAnt
Go to project ~~root~~ /build and execute ant build

I have this error :

Buildfile: build.xml does not exist!
Build failed

Is this a file I'am supposed to write myself ? If so then I think it's weird the readme doesn't mention it at all.

Edit : Sorry I made a mistake in the path, I already was in the /build subfolder as specified in the readme.

Edit2 : Also I realize now that I skipped the "Add the build script to your project" part. When I execute "git checkout -b ant-build-script" I have the error :

fatal: Not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

So I guess I need to set a git repo in my project first. Is there a way to retrieve the right files without using git ?

Edit3 : I set up a git repo and followed the instructions, but now I have errors during the build process. The problem seems to be concat.js. The errors seem to indicate missing files, for instance :

[concat] C:\wamp\www\MoviesLouis\intermediate\index.html does not exist.

The intermediate folder is made by Ant build script, I have no control on it. The build still finishes with "BUILD SUCCESSFUL".

The result is in the /publish folder, and I can see that all my javascript files are missing (except the ones in the /js/vendor folder).

Should I make a new question ?

Go to the Build subdir and execute ant there.

Chris
– Chris

2013-03-24 07:29:55 +00:00
Commented Mar 24, 2013 at 7:29 — Chris
– Chris, Commented Mar 24, 2013 at 7:29

roblarsen · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-24 12:09:08Z

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You can change the file.root.page property, in your project.properties to point to whatever file you want

answered Mar 24, 2013 at 12:09

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KVM Over a year ago

Almost working, but the generated index.php still references the unconcatenated javascript files instead of the new concatenated one. I should probably report this issue.

mastazi · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-24 07:41:35Z

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As you can see in the file build.xml here: https://github.com/h5bp/ant-build-script/blob/master/build.xml in line 3 basedir is ../, and then it explains why: "one back since we're in build" it means that you have to execute from the build sub folder, not from the project's root. Also, in runscript.bat https://github.com/h5bp/ant-build-script/blob/master/runbuildscript.bat it says: "If you're on a mac or linux, just run ant build from this folder in Terminal", where "this folder" is again the build subfolder.

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KVM · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-24 09:32:57Z

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The build script wasn't working because I renamed index.html to index.php. For now I will rename it back to html every time I want to build, but I'm still looking for an automated solution.

answered Mar 24, 2013 at 9:32

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greyman Over a year ago

You could try changing the project.properties or default.properties file in the build/config directory. See file.root.page directive. Set it to index.php

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