Deploy, test and pack your code - Part 2 Using MsBuild

weblogs.asp.net — In part one of this packing series I have shown, how you can automate your build process, test and optionally mock by using the popular .net deployment tool NAnt. If you don't know what I am talking about and just landed here by help of search engine. Let me put the link below again. http://weblogs.asp.net/mehfuzh/archive/2008/08/30/deploy-test-and-pack-your-code-part-1-using-nant.aspx In this post, I will do a replay to mostly what I have talked in my last post but with MsBuild. read more...

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Hack: Parallel MSBuilds from within the Visual Studio IDE

submitted by Jemm 6 months, 28 days ago

hanselman.com — Scott Hanselman shows a trick how to configure Visual Studio to parallel compile on a multi-core machine straight from the IDE. read more...

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MSBuild Community Tasks Project

submitted by Jemm 6 months, 30 days ago

msbuildtasks.tigris.org — The MSBuild Community Tasks Project is an open source project for MSBuild tasks. The goal of the project is to provide a collection of open source tasks for MSBuild. read more...

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Extending MSBuild

submitted by powerrush 11 months, 16 days ago

simple-talk.com — "Visual Studio project files, i.e. .csproj and .vbproj files, _ARE_ MSBuild scripts. When Visual Studio 2005 builds a project it actually calls MSBuild.exe and passes it the project file." read more...

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Dot Net Project: Kill specific tasks from MsBuild

dotnetproject.blogspot.com — This is an example that presents the way - how to kill the processes in MSBUILD script. It's very useful when you need to shutdown some application or services read more...

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Deploying config files to multiple environments - dev, stage, prod

submitted by mberseth 1 year, 6 months ago

mattberseth.com — A common problem most application developers face at one time or another is managing the deployment of the environment specific configuration elements their application depends on. Most often these elements include items like connection strings, file paths or other settings the application requires access to during runtime. I recently tackled this problem and came up with a solution that seems to work pretty well (we have been using it for the past 4 months without any issues) and fits in great with our automated build enviornment. read more...

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Post Build Deployments with MSBuild

published 1 year, 6 months ago, submitted by crpietschmann 1 year, 6 months ago

brennan.offwhite.net — MSBuild is a powerful tool for automation but as the name implies, it is a tool primarily for compiling code. Beyond the initial build MSBuild can also be used in preparation for deployments. To assist with the deployment of websites Microsoft produced Web Deployment Projects which carry out a series of tasks to build a website with the option to replace configuration sections which is a very useful feature. Once I have compiled a project I have multiple deployment targets so I wanted to just reconfigure a project in preparation for a deployment and I found a good way get this done outside of a web deployment project. read more...

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MSBuild By Example

en.csharp-online.net — Learn to use the new MSBuild—Microsoft Build Engine—instead of NAnt to build .NET applications. Excerpt: Even if you have experience using an XML task-based build tool, such as Ant or NAnt, MSBuild is significantly different. In fact, MSBuild is different not only in execution but also in syntax. Therefore, to really get a feel for MSBuild, you must get your hands dirty using the tool. As you begin to explore what MSBuild has to offer to your projects, you will naturally seek more knowledge of MSBuild. This chapter will help you get your hands dirty by showing you several examples of how you can use MSBuild. Also, this chapter will present some important techniques for using MSBuild effectively. We will provide a variety of tips, covering topics such as integrating MSBuild into Visual Studio and formatting your output. These samples are set up to be mostly independent. This is because each sample expresses a set of specific ideas, so you will be able to examine and try each concept on its own. After this chapter, you should have a much greater feel for building your applications with MSBuild. read more...

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