Comments on: Automating the build with MSBuild http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/ Getting the job done with .NET Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: codingcockerel http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-8602 codingcockerel Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:34:50 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-8602 Andy, I'm not familiar with LaTeX but if you just want to call programs from the command line then MSBuild can do that with the Exec command. In theory what you want to do should be achievable. Andy, I’m not familiar with LaTeX but if you just want to call programs from the command line then MSBuild can do that with the Exec command. In theory what you want to do should be achievable.

]]> By: Andy http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-8596 Andy Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:39:38 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-8596 Is it possible to use Visual Studio to be LaTeX editor and use MSBuild to invoke batch file compiling the LaTeX input file, converting *.dvi to *.ps and finally *.ps to *.pdf? Thank you in advance. Your article sounds very interesting. It might be what I am looking for. Is it possible to use Visual Studio to be LaTeX editor and use MSBuild to invoke batch file compiling the LaTeX input file, converting *.dvi to *.ps and finally *.ps to *.pdf?

Thank you in advance. Your article sounds very interesting. It might be what I am looking for.

]]> By: Khanh http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-7803 Khanh Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:56:27 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-7803 Hi, thanks for the tutorial. When I ran msbuild Build.xml /t:Compile it said The project file "BuildDemoSite.csproj" was not found. Done Building Project "C:\Documents and Settings\Do_K\My Documents\Visual Studi o 2008\WebSites\BuildDemoSite\Build.xml" (Compile target(s)) -- FAILED. Build FAILED. can you help me? I am a beginner. Thanks Hi, thanks for the tutorial. When I ran

msbuild Build.xml /t:Compile

it said

The project file “BuildDemoSite.csproj”
was not found.
Done Building Project “C:\Documents and Settings\Do_K\My Documents\Visual Studi
o 2008\WebSites\BuildDemoSite\Build.xml” (Compile target(s)) — FAILED.

Build FAILED.

can you help me? I am a beginner. Thanks

]]> By: Shaw http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-7569 Shaw Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:32:29 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-7569 Thanks! This is great. Thanks! This is great.

]]> By: Nam Gi VU http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-6835 Nam Gi VU Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:16:44 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-6835 Nice tutorial on MSBuild for newbie like me ^_^. Nice tutorial on MSBuild for newbie like me ^_^.

]]> By: hungster http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 hungster Fri, 15 May 2009 11:44:22 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-2922 Thanks. I finally get this MSBuild stuff. Thanks. I finally get this MSBuild stuff.

]]> By: Shawn Carroll http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Shawn Carroll Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:45:12 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-512 Alright, my XML didn't post so here goes plain text :) Project ItemGroup BinFiles Target I used v2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 for this. Alright, my XML didn’t post so here goes plain text :)

Project
ItemGroup
BinFiles
Target

I used v2.0 and Visual Studio 2005 for this.

]]> By: Shawn Carroll http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Shawn Carroll Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:43:21 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-511 I had the same problem with the ItemGroup node as well. I was able to work around it by pulling the ItemGroup out and placing it above the Target group: I had the same problem with the ItemGroup node as well. I was able to work around it by pulling the ItemGroup out and placing it above the Target group:

]]> By: codingcockerel http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-331 codingcockerel Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:47:13 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-331 @Mike, I just tried running the build script at work and reproduced your problem. You need to use Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET framework 3.5's version of MSBuild. @Mike,

I just tried running the build script at work and reproduced your problem. You need to use Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET framework 3.5′s version of MSBuild.

]]> By: codingcockerel http://codingcockerel.co.uk/2008/04/15/automating-the-build-with-msbuild/comment-page-1/#comment-307 codingcockerel Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:38:20 +0000 http://codingcockerel.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-307 Mike, This is strange, I've not encountered any issues like this before. Could you clarify what you mean by "The VS2005 product proclaims this when it is coded, in fact." Ross Mike,

This is strange, I’ve not encountered any issues like this before.

Could you clarify what you mean by

“The VS2005 product proclaims this when it is coded, in fact.”

Ross

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