How to have MSBuild act on a list of folders
Using the following MSBuild task, I am able to get all the folders below the current directory:
First, define the related environment variable:
set MSBUILDENABLEALLPROPERTYFUNCTIONS=1
MSBuild file:
<Target Name="Christian_T">
<ItemGroup>
<Folders Include="$([System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories('.', '*',
System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories))"/>
</ItemGroup>
<Message Text="%(Folders.Identity)" />
</Target>
How can I run MSBuild in each of the folders collected within Folders.Identity?
If you think my approach above is altogether wrong, then please feel free to set me straight. My ultimate goal is to be able to invoke msbuild at the top folder, and have it build all csproj files in the subfolders underneath.
msbuild csproj
asked Jan 20 at 14:21
SabuncuSabuncu
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Using the following MSBuild task, I am able to get all the folders below the current directory:
First, define the related environment variable:
set MSBUILDENABLEALLPROPERTYFUNCTIONS=1
MSBuild file:
<Target Name="Christian_T">
<ItemGroup>
<Folders Include="$([System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories('.', '*',
System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories))"/>
</ItemGroup>
<Message Text="%(Folders.Identity)" />
</Target>
How can I run MSBuild in each of the folders collected within Folders.Identity?
If you think my approach above is altogether wrong, then please feel free to set me straight. My ultimate goal is to be able to invoke msbuild at the top folder, and have it build all csproj files in the subfolders underneath.
msbuild csproj
asked Jan 20 at 14:21
SabuncuSabuncu
2,38632656
2
MSBuild - can I compile all solutions in child directories? - ?
– UserName
Jan 20 at 16:01
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Using the following MSBuild task, I am able to get all the folders below the current directory:
First, define the related environment variable:
set MSBUILDENABLEALLPROPERTYFUNCTIONS=1
MSBuild file:
<Target Name="Christian_T">
<ItemGroup>
<Folders Include="$([System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories('.', '*',
System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories))"/>
</ItemGroup>
<Message Text="%(Folders.Identity)" />
</Target>
How can I run MSBuild in each of the folders collected within Folders.Identity?
If you think my approach above is altogether wrong, then please feel free to set me straight. My ultimate goal is to be able to invoke msbuild at the top folder, and have it build all csproj files in the subfolders underneath.
msbuild csproj
asked Jan 20 at 14:21
SabuncuSabuncu
2,38632656
Using the following MSBuild task, I am able to get all the folders below the current directory:
First, define the related environment variable:
set MSBUILDENABLEALLPROPERTYFUNCTIONS=1
MSBuild file:
<Target Name="Christian_T">
<ItemGroup>
<Folders Include="$([System.IO.Directory]::GetDirectories('.', '*',
System.IO.SearchOption.AllDirectories))"/>
</ItemGroup>
<Message Text="%(Folders.Identity)" />
</Target>
How can I run MSBuild in each of the folders collected within Folders.Identity?
If you think my approach above is altogether wrong, then please feel free to set me straight. My ultimate goal is to be able to invoke msbuild at the top folder, and have it build all csproj files in the subfolders underneath.
msbuild csproj
msbuild csproj
asked Jan 20 at 14:21
SabuncuSabuncu
2,38632656
asked Jan 20 at 14:21
SabuncuSabuncu
2,38632656
edited Jan 21 at 18:36
Sabuncu
asked Jan 20 at 14:21
SabuncuSabuncu
2,38632656
asked Jan 20 at 14:21
SabuncuSabuncu
2,38632656
asked Jan 20 at 14:21
SabuncuSabuncu
2,38632656
2,38632656
2
MSBuild - can I compile all solutions in child directories? - ?
– UserName
Jan 20 at 16:01
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MSBuild - can I compile all solutions in child directories? - ?
– UserName
Jan 20 at 16:01
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MSBuild - can I compile all solutions in child directories? - ?
– UserName
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MSBuild - can I compile all solutions in child directories? - ?
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The trick is to use MSBuild batching that will expand an ItemGroup with multiple items in it.
%(Folders.Identity)
You can use that syntax just about anywhere that takes a single value and MSBuild will automatically call that task for each item in the ItemGroup. For more information see the documentation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-batching?view=vs-2017
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The trick is to use MSBuild batching that will expand an ItemGroup with multiple items in it.
%(Folders.Identity)
You can use that syntax just about anywhere that takes a single value and MSBuild will automatically call that task for each item in the ItemGroup. For more information see the documentation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-batching?view=vs-2017
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The trick is to use MSBuild batching that will expand an ItemGroup with multiple items in it.
%(Folders.Identity)
You can use that syntax just about anywhere that takes a single value and MSBuild will automatically call that task for each item in the ItemGroup. For more information see the documentation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-batching?view=vs-2017
answered Jan 20 at 23:09
mageosmageos
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The trick is to use MSBuild batching that will expand an ItemGroup with multiple items in it.
%(Folders.Identity)
You can use that syntax just about anywhere that takes a single value and MSBuild will automatically call that task for each item in the ItemGroup. For more information see the documentation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-batching?view=vs-2017
answered Jan 20 at 23:09
mageosmageos
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The trick is to use MSBuild batching that will expand an ItemGroup with multiple items in it.
%(Folders.Identity)
You can use that syntax just about anywhere that takes a single value and MSBuild will automatically call that task for each item in the ItemGroup. For more information see the documentation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-batching?view=vs-2017
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