MSBuild Sidekick Walkthroughs

Walkthrough 3: Building Visual Studio C# project different configurations

In this walkthrough, you will run build on existing Visual Studio C# project, change build configuration from default (Debug) to Release and review logs of the build process.

Basic knowledge of MSBuild schema and build logic is assumed for this walkthrough.

Step1 : Open valid C# project
Click File->Open menu or Standard toolbar Open Project button and select valid C# project to open
Step2 : Build project
Click Build->Build Project menu or Build toolbar Build Project button
Step3 : Review build logs (error, detailed, console)
See Building and using build logs for details
Step4 : Change configuration from Debug to Release for the build (set properties ConfigurationName=Release)
Click Build->Build Options menu or Build toolbar Build Options button
Switch to Project properties tab by selecting Project properties shortcut on the left pane of Build Options dialog Add new record to table: Name = "Configuration", Value = "Release"
Step5 : Build Release configuration
Execute step 2 again. Reviewing the logs will show that build was performed for Release configuration

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