How do I build only a few projects contained in a solution using MSBuild?
I am trying to customize a TFS Team build and new to MSBuild. I have a solution that contains multiple projects (MyProject1, MyProject2, ..). I find that the command build setup I could only choose which solution should be built and when the build is done, the build target for all projects becomes the same and the output for all projects is put into the deployment folder on the build server.
Is there a way for me to build only one or a few solution projects without building everything, because I want some of them to be built?
Can I create solution files with MSBuild only, or can I specify individual projects to build?
Can anyone give me the msbuild syntax if possible?
You can create additional solution configuration in your solution eg. called "Build". In this configuration, only create the projects you want. In your teambuild project file, use this element to indicate that only your "Build" configuration should be built.
Another option is to create a separate solution containing only the projects you want to create.
From the build menu, select "batch build" and this will allow you to rebuild only the projects you select and also has the ability to do them in different modes (eg release and debug).
You can just create a project; from the command line like
msbuild.exe some.csproj
see also
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms164311.aspx