Buuilding Cross-Platform Code In Linux using TFSBuild

Question

Hello, everyone!

I have the following question: is there any way to use TFS build on Linux machines?

We have the following situation: we moved our coding base to TFS. We have both Windows, NET and cross-platform (C, C++) code. Implementing TFS build for Windows builds is a matter of techinical experience, but what about using the same interface, continious integration features, gated check-ins and other benefits on Unix systems? Or just have the possibility to configure and launch builds for both platfroms from the "one place"?

As an example I can think of the following:

using TFS build interface to launch both Windows- and Linux- builds? Is there anyway to do it?

Thank you very much in advance.

Answer 1

I don't know of any ready-made solutions to your problem.  Some of our customers have reported scripting the Linux build process to run over SSH or some other remote protocol, and driving this process from the Windows build agent.

Answer 2

Hi, Vladimir!

There is a blog with a description:

http://www.richard-banks.org/2010/11/how-to-build-linux-code-with-tfs-2010.html