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I have a Directory.Build.props file located in the same directory as the .sln file.
<Project>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
<DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\$(MSBuildProjectName).xml</DocumentationFile>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
<DocumentationFile>bin\Release\$(MSBuildProjectName).xml</DocumentationFile>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>
When I build the solution using MSBuild, I am able to generate the XML files properly. However, using a Build -> Rebuild Solution task in Visual Studio doesn't generate the XML file.
Is there a difference in how Visual Studio 2017 builds and uses Directory.Build.props as opposed to MSbuild?
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right click on the project that you want to add a . props file for and choose "Add Existing Property Sheet". You can also choose to add a new property sheet. I have my property sheet in the same folder as my solution file so that all my projects can use the same property sheet.
Right-click on the project node in Solution Explorer and select Properties. Expand the Build section, and select the Output subsection. Find the Base output path for C#, and type in the path to generate output to (absolute or relative to the root project directory), or choose Browse to browse to that folder instead.
Create a properties fileRight-click and select Add New Properties File. A new properties file will be added to your project. The new file will be selected and highlighted in the list. Type a name for your properties file, for example, "Properties".
I had added the directory.build.props as a solution item. This somehow prevented Visual Studio from picking it up and using it in the build process. Once I removed it as a solution item, this worked fine.
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