Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hashimi, Sayed Ibrahim.

Contributor:

Bartholomew, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microsoft Visual studio.

Computer software--Development--Computer programs.

Application software--Development--Computer programs.

Internet programming.

Microsoft .NET Framework.

MSBuild.

Team Build.

Microsoft .NET Framework--Development--Computer programs.

Internet programming--Development--Computer programs.

Application software.

Computer software.

Local Subjects:

Computer software--Development--Computer programs.

Application software--Development--Computer programs.

Internet programming.

Microsoft .NET Framework.

Microsoft Visual studio.

MSBuild.

Team Build.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (429 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Inside the Microsoft® Build Engine

Build Engine :using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol : O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

As software complexity increases, proper build practices become ever more important. This essential reference drills inside MSBuild-and shows how to maximize your control over the build and deployment process. Learn how to customize and extend build processes with MSBuild-and scale them to the team, product, or enterprise level with Team Foundation Build.Discover how to:Create and modify MSBuild files-outside the Visual Studio IDEUse XML-based syntax to declare dynamic properties and itemsApply built-in tasks or write your ownCustomize the build process-adding code generation, unit testing, or

Contents:

Cover; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi; William Bartholomew; Introduction; Who Is This Book For?; Organization of This Book; System Requirements; Technology Updates; The Companion Web Site; Support for This Book; Part I: Overview; Chapter 1: MSBuild Quick Start; Project File Details; Properties and Targets; Items; Item Metadata; Simple Conditions; Default/Initial Targets; MSBuild.exe Command Line Usage; Extending the Build Process; Chapter 2: MSBuild Deep Dive, Part 1; Properties; Environment Variables

Reserved PropertiesCommand Line Properties; Dynamic Properties; Items; Copy Task; Well-Known Item Metadata; Custom Metadata; Item Transformations; Chapter 3: MSBuild Deep Dive, Part 2; Dynamic Properties and Items; Dynamic Properties and Items: MSBuild 3.5; Dynamic Properties and Items: MSBuild 2.0; Property and Item Evaluation; Importing Files; Extending the Build Process; Part II: Customizing MSBuild; Chapter 4: Custom Tasks; Custom Task Requirements; Creating Your First Task; Task Input/Output; Supported Task Input and Output Types; Using Arrays with Task Inputs and Outputs

Extending ToolTaskToolTask Methods; ToolTask Properties; Debugging Tasks; Chapter 5: Custom Loggers; Overview; Console Logger; File Logger; ILogger Interface; Creating Custom Loggers; Extending the Logger Abstract Class; Extending Existing Loggers; FileLoggerBase and XmlLogger; Debugging Loggers; Part III: Advanced MSBuild Topics; Chapter 6: Batching and Incremental Builds; Batching Overview; Task Batching; Target Batching; Combining Task and Target Batching; Multi-batching; Using Batching to Build Multiple Configurations; Batching Using Multiple Expressions; Batching Using Shared Metadata

Incremental BuildingPartially Building Targets; Chapter 7: External Tools; Exec Task; MSBuild Task; MSBuild and Visual Studio Known Error Message Formats; Creating Reusable Build Elements; NUnit; FxCop; Part IV: MSBuild Cookbook; Chapter 8: Practical Applications, Part 1; Setting the Assembly Version; Building Multiple Projects; Attaching Multiple File Loggers; Creating a Logger Macro; Custom Before/After Build Steps in the Build Lab; Handling Errors; Replacing Values in Config Files; Extending the Clean; Chapter 9: Practical Applications, Part 2; Starting and Stopping Services

Web Deployment Project OverviewZipping Output Files, Then Uploading to an Ftp Site; Compressing JavaScript Files; Encrypting web.config; Building Dependent Projects; Extending the Clean Process; Deployment Using Web Deployment Projects; Part V: Team Foundation Build; Chapter 10: Team Build Quick Start; Introduction to Team Build; Team Build Features; High-Level Architecture; Preparing for Team Build; Build Agents; What Makes a Good Build Agent?; Setting Up a Build Agent; Drop Folder; Creating a Build Definition; General; Workspace; Project File; Retention Policy; Build Defaults; Trigger

Working with Build Queues and History

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780735636491

0735636494

OCLC:

457241894