From Redth on 2016/03/04 21:37:11 +0000
Cake is a wonderful build automation system with a C# DSL http://cakebuild.net/
It would be fantastic to be able to use .cake scripts and invoke them in bitrise.
My specific use case is to build xamarin binding libraries that require a mac, but there are many more interesting use cases too!
Copied from original feature request: http://bitrise.uservoice.com/forums/235233-general/suggestions/12809208-cake-build-scripts
Further on this, once accepted, would it be an idea to update the project scanner?
Meaning, when using a .cake script, you don’t want the current Xamarin workflow, but just a workflow with GIT pull and the CakeBuild workflow step.
Is this something @bitrise-support would like to support?
I think it’s definitely a good idea, although it might require some additional discussion, to figure out all the edge cases (code signing etc.)
@godreikrisztian & @tamaspapik what do you think?
Basically, before the step was available, I was choosing the Xamarin scanner result, then aborted the build, removed all the steps, included the Script step, and executed the Cake script. I would think .cake will be used for building libraries, and not apps (although this is possible to do).
@stefandevogelaere sure, not a problem, the scanner can generate multiple valid configuration. In that case the user will see both as an option, and will be able to select the one s/he wants.
We do this for fastlane for example, where if the scanner generates a fastlane config it’ll present a fastlane option, but you’ll see a standard iOS/Android config too and you can choose whether you want a fastlane config or an iOS/Android one (as fastlane does not affect the iOS/Android project, it’s “just” a runner, similar to our CLI).
Ok, that will be the next PR to figure out then 
In the meantime, can we close this topic, as the feature request now has been implemented?
(can I tweet about it?)
Sure, I’ll drop a 12h auto close on it 
Just kept it open for the discussion. After the close just create a new one, and reference this one (as you won’t be able to add comments here anymore).
Absolutely, we love tweets!
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