List all Defined MSBuild Variables – Equivalent to set
Have you tried running msbuild with with /v:diag command line option? This prints out all of the properties which includes the environment variables and the properties that have been set.
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How do I make a build system for Sublime Text 2 to build msbuild?
I got it to work by modifying the build system file C:\Users\dave\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2\Packages\User\msbuild.sublime-build like this: { “cmd”: [“c:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\MSBuild.exe”], “working_dir”: “${project_path:${folder:${file_path}}}” } I looked at an existing build configuration that shipped with Sublime to figure it out: C:\Users\myUser\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 2\Packages\Makefile\Make.sublime-build
Is there a way to list all the build targets available in a build file?
Using MSBuild 2.0/3.5 : Custom Task You could write a custom msbuild task like this : using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using Microsoft.Build.BuildEngine; using Microsoft.Build.Framework; using Microsoft.Build.Utilities; namespace MSBuildTasks { public class GetAllTargets : Task { [Required] public String ProjectFile { get; set; } [Output] public ITaskItem[] Targets { get; set; } public override bool Execute() … Read more
When should we call a target using ‘DependsOnTargets’ and ?
MSBuild provides different ways to call target : MSBuild task CallTarget task DependsOnTarget target attribute BeforeTargets and AfterTargets target attributes in MSBuild 4 Using CallTarget is an explicit approach, you start at your first target and call explicitly each target in the order you want. Whereas DependsOnTargets is an implicit approach, MSBuild infers the calling … Read more
test if an MSBuild property is defined?
There exists common method for overriding properties. Sample from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets <PropertyGroup> <TargetFrameworkIdentifier Condition=”‘$(TargetFrameworkIdentifier)’ == ””>.NETFramework</TargetFrameworkIdentifier> <TargetFrameworkVersion Condition=” ‘$(TargetFrameworkVersion)’ == ” “>v4.0</TargetFrameworkVersion> </PropertyGroup> If you will try to get value from $(NeverDefinedProperty) you just get an empty string. Can you describe the problem you want to solve?
Configure MSBuild output path
Using MSBuild command line, you can specify the output path like below: C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\12.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe <path_to_project_file> /t:Build /p:OutDir=c:\custom_build_out\;Configuration=PRODUCTION;Platform=x64 Note: If you change the order of specifying the OutDir property for /p, this doesn’t work. The OutDir property is for specifying a full path to an alternate directory. OutputPath is for a relative directory. It has … Read more
How can I get the path of the current msbuild file?
The way MSBuild works when processing files is to read all files and create one in memory representation of all those files. This all happens before any target is executed. Because of this when a target is executing it has no concept of what file it was contained in. Basically you will not be able … Read more
How to convert vdproj file to WiX format?
You can try work with Dark which converts any MSI into Wix. You will need to remove a lot of “junk” especially in the UI areas but it will give you a decent start.
Publish Web Deploy using VS Code
Assuming you are using the latest vscode now (1.7.x). You can use Visual Studio Code’s Task Runner. First, you would need to configure the task runner by pressing <F1> and enter task. Select Tasks: Configure Task Runner. A new file tasks.json would be created by vscode with following content. { // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558 // for … Read more