Software Release Tools - Automated Build Studio

Supported Tools

Note that besides these tools, Automated Build Studio can integrate with any tool via the command-line or COM interfaces. If you need an extended an integration with a tool not listed below, please feel free to contact us. It is also possible for users to develop their own plug-ins that provide integrations with other tools by using the SDK included in Automated Build Studio.

Compilers

  • All compilers that are included in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, 2010, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 7.x:
    • Visual C# .NET
    • Visual Basic .NET
    • Visual C++ (both managed and unmanaged projects and modules)
    • Visual J# .NET
    • Visual F# .NET
    • Compiler operations for Smart Devices are also supported.
  • Microsoft ASP.NET Compiler
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0
  • Embarcadero RAD Studio XE3 (Embarcadero Delphi XE3, Embarcadero C++Builder XE3)
  • Embarcadero RAD Studio XE2 (Embarcadero Delphi XE2, Embarcadero C++Builder XE2)
  • Embarcadero RAD Studio XE (Embarcadero Delphi XE, Embarcadero C++Builder XE)
  • Embarcadero RAD Studio 2010 (Embarcadero Delphi 2010, Embarcadero C++Builder 2010)
  • CodeGear RAD Studio 2009 (CodeGear Delphi 2009, CodeGear C++Builder 2009, CodeGear C# 2009)
  • CodeGear RAD Studio 2007 (CodeGear Delphi 2007, CodeGear C++Builder 2007)
  • Borland Developer Studio 2006 (Borland Delphi 2006, Borland C++Builder 2006, Borland C# 2006, Borland VB.NET 2006)
  • Borland Developer Studio 2005 (Borland Delphi 2005, Borland C# 2005, Borland VB.NET 2005)
  • Borland Delphi 8 for Microsoft .NET Framework
  • Borland Delphi ver. 3—7
  • Borland C++Builder ver. 3—6
  • Borland JBuilder ver. 6.0 and later
  • GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
  • Intel C++ Compiler ver. 7.0—9.1 for Windows
  • Intel C++ Compiler ver. 2.0 for Windows CE
  • Intel Fortran Compiler ver. 8.0 and later for Windows
  • Java Compiler
  • MSIL Assembler
  • RemObjects Software Chrome
  • Resource compilers by Embarcadero, CodeGear and Borland


Build Tools

  • Apache Ant
  • IncrediBuild by Xoreax Software Ltd.
  • Microsoft MSBuild
  • NAnt (Gerry Shaw and others)


Version Control Systems

  • Borland StarTeam
  • Concurrent Versions System (CVS)
  • Jedi Version Control System
  • Merant PVCS Version Manager
  • Mercurial Source Code Management
  • Microsoft Visual SourceSafe v. 6.x and 8.0
  • Microsoft Team Foundation Version Control
  • Perforce by Perforce Software Inc.
  • Rational ClearCase ver. 2002.05.00 or later
  • Seapine Surround SCM
  • Serena Dimensions CM
  • SourceGear Vault
  • SourceOffSite by SourceGear
  • Subversion by Ben Collins-Sussman, Brian W. Fitzpatrick, C. Michael Pilato
  • Team Coherence by Quality Software Components


Installation Building Tools

  • Advanced Installer by Caphyon Ltd.
  • Deploy Master ver. 3.1 by Just Great Software
  • ExpertInstall v. 3.7 by Tarma Software Research Pty Ltd.
  • Ghost Installer Studio by Ethalone Solutions, Inc.
  • Inno Setup by Jordan Russell
  • InstallAnywhere.Net by Zero G Software, Inc
  • InstallAnywhere Enterprise by Zero G Software, Inc
  • InstallAware Studio 2005 by InstallAware Software Corporation
  • InstallShield ver. 7—2012 of the Professional, Premier, Enterprise or Express edition
  • InstallShield Express Borland Limited Edition ver. 3.0 or later
  • InstallShield Professional ver. 6.1—7.x
  • InstallShield Universal
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Installer (of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008 or 2010)
  • MSIStudio ver. 4.0 by Avatar Software GmbH
  • Nullsoft Scriptable Installation System 2.0 or later
  • SetupBuilder ver. 6 by Lindersoft
  • Setup Factory ver. 1.1 by Indigo Rose Software Corporation
  • Installation authoring tools by Wise Solutions, Inc.:
  • Wise Installation Studio ver. 7.0
  • Wise Installation System ver. 9.0 or later
  • Wise for Windows Installer ver. 5.0 or later
  • Wise Package Studio ver. 5.0 or later
  • WiX Compiler (candle)
  • WiX Decompiler (dark)
  • WiX Linker (light)


Testing, Profiling and Issue-Tracking Tools

  • ALMComplete ver. 9.5.1 by SmartBear
  • AQdevTeam ver. 1.x
  • AQtime .NET Edition ver. 1.x by SmartBear
  • AQtime ver. 3—7 by SmartBear
  • Borland CaliberRM ver. 5.0 or later
  • Borland StarTeam
  • Bugzilla
  • JUnit
  • LoadComplete ver. 1 by SmartBear
  • Microsoft Application Center Test (ACT)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System
  • MSTest
  • NUnit (James W. Newkirk and others)
  • Team Coherence by Quality Software Components
  • TestComplete ver. 2—9 by SmartBear
  • TestExecute ver. 2—9 by SmartBear
  • TestNG 6.4
  • TypeMock Isolator

Supported Virtual Machines
  • Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 and 2007
  • Microsoft Virtual Server 2005
  • Microsoft Hyper-V that is part of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with the Hyper-V role
  • VMware Server 1.0 and 2.0
  • VMware Workstation 5.5 or later
  • VMware vSphere 5


Cloud Computing Platforms

  • Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

Help Compilers
  • Adobe RoboHelp Office ver. 7—9
  • Adobe RoboHelp HTML Office ver. 7—9
  • Doc-O-Matic ver. 4—6 by ToolsFactory Software, Inc.
  • Doc-To-Help 2008 by ComponentOne
  • Document! X 2008
  • Far HTML by Helpware
  • Fast-Help v.4.4.5.6 by DevHost Ltd.
  • Help & Manual 3 and 4 by EC Software
  • HelpScribble v.7.7.4 by Just Great Software
  • HelpStudio v.3.5 by Innovasys
  • HyperText Studio ver. 5.0 by Olson Software
  • Microsoft Help Compiler
  • Microsoft HTML Help Compiler
  • NDoc
  • Sandcastle by Microsoft


Localization Tools

  • Multilizer 2007 and later
  • SDL Passolo 2007 and later
  • Sisulizer 2008


Obfuscation Tools

  • Demeanor by WiseOwl, Inc.
  • Dotfuscator by PreEmptive Solutions
  • XenoCode by Code Systems Corporation
  • Xenocode Postbuild 2008 by Code Systems Corporation


Static Code Analysis Tools

  • Aivosto Project Analyzer
  • CodeHealer by SOCK Software
  • FxCop by Microsoft
  • Peganza Pascal Analyzer ver. 3.0 or later


.NET-Specific Tools

  • NET Framework tools:
    • ASP.NET IIS Registration Tool (aspenet_regiis.exe)
    • Assembly Linker (al.exe)
    • Assembly Registration Tool (regasm.exe)
    • Global Assembly Cache Tool (gacutil.exe)
    • Installer Tool (installutil.exe)
    • Manifest Generation and Editing Tool (mage.exe)
    • Native Image Generator (ngen.exe)
    • Resource File Generator (resgen.exe)
    • Strong Name Tool (sn.exe)
  • CLRxLint by Software4net, Inc.
  • ILMerge by Microsoft
  • Automated Build Studio also supports AQtime, AQtime .NET Edition, NUnit and TestComplete. These .NET-supporting tools are mentioned in the section Supported testing, profiling and issue-tracking tools.


Database Management Systems

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with Service Pack 3, 2005 and 2008
  • MySQL Server 5.0
  • Oracle Database 10g


Archivers

  • 7-Zip
  • J2EE Packager
  • WinRAR by Eugene Roshal
  • Automated Build Studio can also compress files to and extract them from ZIP and ZLib archives. To work with these archives, no external tools are needed.


Messaging Tools

  • ICQ by Mirabilis Software
  • MSN Messenger by Microsoft
  • Windows Messenger by Microsoft
  • Windows Live Messenger by Microsoft
  • Automated Build Studio also supports notifications via e-mail and NNTP newsgroups. This functionality is not dependent on the default mail client registered in the system.


Scripting Languages

  • DelphiScript
  • Groovy
  • JScript
  • Perl
  • Python
  • Ruby
  • VBScript

Other Tools
  • AQtrace ver. 1 and 2 by SmartBear
  • Araxis Merge 2008
  • Armadillo by Silicon Realms Toolworks
  • ASPack
  • ASProtect
  • Beyond Compare 2.0 or later by Scooter Software
  • EurekaLog ver. 4—6 by Fabio Dell'Aria
  • IncUpdate Builder ver. 2.53 and later by Sunisoft
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) ver. 5 and later
  • madExcept ver. 2 and 3 by Mathias Rauen
  • Microsoft Source Server
  • Microsoft SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer
  • Microsoft tools included in .NET Framework SDK, Windows SDK and Windows Driver Kit:
    • Certificate Creation Tool (MakeCert.exe)
    • Certificate Manager Tool (CertMgr.exe)
    • Certificate Verification Tool (ChkTrust.exe)
    • File Signing Tool (SignCode.exe)
    • MakeCTL (MakeCTL.exe)
    • Pvk2Pfx (Pvk2Pfx.exe)
    • Set Registry Tool (SetReg.exe)
    • Sign Tool (SignTool.exe)
    • Software Publisher Certificate Test Tool (Cert2Spc.exe)
  • PsTools utilities by Mark Russinovich & Bryce Cogswell
  • Robust File Copy (Robocopy) by Microsoft
  • Smart device emulators by Microsoft
  • Themida ver. 1.0 or later by Oreands Technologies
  • UPX by Markus F.X.J. Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar
  • Visual Patch 2.0 and later by Indigo Rose Corp.
  • Windows Sharepoint Services
  • WinLicense ver. 1.0 or later by Oreands Technologies
  •  XCopy by Microsoft

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