How do i tell the build was successful in AfterBuild target in msbuild?

Question

Basically, I would like to perform some tasks in AfterBuild target but only when the build is successful.

I read somewhere that PostBuildEvent is run after a successful build but AfterBuild is run regardless. Is this true?

Answer 1

AfterBuild target won't be called if the build is not successful.

It is defined like this in $(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.Common.targets:

<PropertyGroup>
  <BuildDependsOn>
    BeforeBuild;
    CoreBuild;
    AfterBuild
  </BuildDependsOn>
</PropertyGroup>

If the build fails (CoreBuild target), AfterBuild won't be called.