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I have an MSBuild command line that can build an entire solution. It looks something like this:
msbuild SomeSolution.sln /p:Configuration:CustomDebug;Platform=OurPlatform /nodeReuse:false /maxcpucount:4 /t:Build
I know that for C++ Solutions, specific projects can be targeted using the following syntax:
msbuild SomeSolution.sln /p:Configuration:CustomDebug;Platform=OurPlatform /nodeReuse:false /maxcpucount:4 /t:Folder\SomeCppProject;Build
I'm trying to achieve the same thing for .NET projects within a solution. This does NOT work:
msbuild SomeSolution.sln /p:Configuration:CustomDebug;Platform=OurPlatform /nodeReuse:false /maxcpucount:4 /t:SomeDotNetProject;Build
Does anyone know how to target a specific project within a solution using MSBuild on the command line for .NET projects? I know I can create a custom MSBuild project to achieve what I'm after, but I need to share the solution and projects with Visual Studio.
Thanks!
-Sean
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To build a specific target of a specific project in a solution. At the command line, type MSBuild.exe <SolutionName>. sln , where <SolutionName> corresponds to the file name of the solution that contains the target that you want to execute.
On the menu bar, choose Build > Configuration Manager. In the Project contexts table, locate the project you want to exclude from the build. In the Build column for the project, clear the check box. Choose the Close button, and then rebuild the solution.
Use 'where msbuild' to determine where it is loading msbuild from. Use the Visual Studio Command Prompt (2010) shortcut to initialize the path and other environment variables for VS 2010 and MSBuild 4.0. Don't forget, older MSBuild versions are also updated when newer .
You'll need to specify any solution folders in the Visual Studio solution file, and replace any "." in the project name with "_":
msbuild SomeSolution.sln /p:Configuration:CustomDebug;Platform=OurPlatform /t:Folder\Project_Name
For example, if you have a project in the solution folder "Deploy" named "MyApplication.Deployment.csproj", you'll need
msbuild SomeSolution.sln /p:Configuration:CustomDebug;Platform=OurPlatform /t:Deploy\MyApplication_Deployment
Incidentially this is a solution folder, as displayed in Visual Studio, not a file system folder: those are ignored.
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