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Is there any way to manually arrange the projects inside solution explorer of VS 2010+ based on the dependency (dependent project on higher level) ?
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Creating a Solution NET will create a new solution with the same name as the project, placing the solution files in the same directory as the project. Although this works fine for small projects, it isn't well suited to more complex applications.
No, but when I have a solution with a lot of projects that I want to convey this build flow, I do something that may suit your needs.
Because the Solution Explorer sorts things alphabetically, I put projects into "Solution Folders". I put a prefix on each project folder. So, I might name a folder "A. Helper Assemblies". So, my solution looks like this:
Solution
A. Helper Assemblies
Project1.vsproj
Project2.vsproj
B. Core Assemblies
ProjectX.vsproj
ProjectY.vsproj
C. UI Assemblies
ProjectMoe.vsproj
ProjectLarry.vsproj
ProjectShemp.vsproj
This doesn't change any project dependencies, though. It's simply a manual effort to ensure that the project build order matches the folder structure.
For exact details on adding a Solution Folder, go here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/c6c756s6(v=vs.100).aspx
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