<license>

Generates a .licence file from a .licx file.

If no output file is specified, the default filename is the name of the target file with the extension .licenses appended.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
input	file	Input file to process.	True
licensetarget	string	Deprecated. Specifies the executable for which the .licenses file is generated.	False
output	file	Name of the license file to output.	False
target	string	Specifies the executable for which the .licenses file is generated.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.	False
if	bool	If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
timeout	int	The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.	False

Framework-configurable parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
exename	string	The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program.	False
hascommandlinecompiler	bool	Indicates whether the current target framework has a command line tool for compiling licenses files. The default is true.	False
managed	ManagedExecution	Specifies whether the external program should be treated as a managed application, possibly forcing it to be executed under the currently targeted version of the CLR.	False
supportsassemblyreferences	bool	Indicates whether assembly references are supported by the current target framework. The default is false.	False
useruntimeengine	bool	Deprecated. Specifies whether the external program is a managed application which should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false.	False

Nested Elements:

<assemblies>

Names of the references to scan for the licensed component.

</assemblies>

Examples

Generate the file component.exe.licenses file from component.licx.

            <license input="component.licx" licensetarget="component.exe" />

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.DotNetTasks (0.90.3780.0)