VCBuild Task 

Wraps vcbuild.exe, which builds Visual C++ projects and solutions containing Visual C++ projects. For more information, see VCBUILD Reference.

Parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the VCBuild task.

Parameter Description

AdditionalLibPaths

Optional ITaskItem[] parameter.

Specifies additional paths to append to the LIBPATH environment variable before executing vcbuild.exe.

AdditionalOptions

Optional String parameter.

Specifies additional command line switches that do not have dedicated task parameters.

Clean

Optional Boolean parameter.

If true, specifies that the task will output only clean build outputs. If the Rebuild parameter is true, it overrides this parameter.

Configuration

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the name of the configuration and platform to build with.

For example: Debug|Win32.

This parameter can also be used to specify only the configuration name.

Override

Optional ITaskItem parameter.

Specifies the location of a VCBuild property sheet file that overrides project file settings.

Platform

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the name of the platform to build for.

Projects

Required ITaskItem[] parameter.

Specifies the projects to build.

Rebuild

Optional Boolean parameter.

If true, specifies that the task will clean build outputs before performing a build. This parameter overrides the Clean parameter.

SolutionFile

Optional ITaskItem parameter.

Specifies the full path to the solution file when building solutions. This parameter is used to resolve solution-related Visual C++ project macros.

Timeout

Optional Int32 parameter.

Specifies the amount of time, in milliseconds, after which the task executable is terminated. The default value is Int.MaxValue, indicating that there is no time out period.

ToolPath

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the location from where the task will load the underlying executable file (vcbuild.exe). If this parameter is not specified, the task uses the SDK installation path corresponding to the version of the framework that is running MSBuild.

UserEnvironment

Optional Boolean parameter.

true to use environment variables for INCLUDE and LIB paths; otherwise, false.

Example

The following example uses the VCBuild task to build the projects specified by the vcprojects item collection.

<VCBuild
   Projects="@(vcprojects)"
   Configuration="$(configuration)"
   Rebuild="true"/>

See Also

Concepts

MSBuild Tasks
MSBuild

Other Resources

MSBuild Task Reference