With subversion or TFS, how would you go about setting up automatic builds?

Question

With subversion or TFS, how would you go about setting up automatic builds?

I need some guidance with regards to naming convention and how this would happen automatically.

I am using /branches /trunk /tags folder structure. I am using a build app (finalbuilder).

Which tag name would I tell it to pull from (or revision # etc)? Since it is going to change all the time, how do people perform nightly builds? Using the date in the name of the release?

Answer 1

Just use the revision number. Something like CruiseControl.NET should make this pretty easy for you.

Answer 2

Use TeamCity, setup a separate build for trunk + every branch. We do this and it's very helpful.