I have a pubxml that is used in the VSBuild#1 task and the build works fine except I dont get my .pdb files. How can I make sure the .pdb files are also included in my release?
Project release Config
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Staging2|AnyCPU'">
<DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
<OutputPath>bin\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
<DebugType>full</DebugType>
<PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
<LangVersion>default</LangVersion>
<ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
<CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
</PropertyGroup>
Pubxml file
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<WebPublishMethod>FileSystem</WebPublishMethod>
<PublishProvider>FileSystem</PublishProvider>
<LastUsedBuildConfiguration>Staging2</LastUsedBuildConfiguration>
<LastUsedPlatform>Any CPU</LastUsedPlatform>
<SiteUrlToLaunchAfterPublish />
<LaunchSiteAfterPublish>False</LaunchSiteAfterPublish>
<ExcludeApp_Data>False</ExcludeApp_Data>
<publishUrl>Publish</publishUrl>
<DeleteExistingFiles>True</DeleteExistingFiles>
<TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
<DebugSymbols>True</DebugSymbols>
<DebugType>Full</DebugType>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>
YAML build task
task: VSBuild#1
inputs:
solution: '**\MyApps\Main.csproj'
msbuildArgs: '/t:build /p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:PublishProfile=publish.pubxml /p:OutputPath=$(build.artifactStagingDirectory)\MainPublish\'
platform: '$(buildPlatform)'
configuration: '$(buildConfiguration)'
Based on what I have looked up, if you can set the /Build=full property it will be fine. Well my question is if thats the case, where do I add it?
The MSBuild arguments equivalent of the <DebugType>Full</DebugType> part of the project file is: /p:DebugType=full.
So, if you change your msbuildArgs section of the VSBuild task by adding /p:DebugType=full, this should do the trick.
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I am learning how to make a static library. I started with windows and Visual Studio.
The directory structure looks like this:
- MyLibraryProject
- include
- MyLibraryProject
- MyLibraryHeader.h
- src
- MyLibrarySource.cpp
- build
- MyLibraryProject.vcxproj
- MyDependentProject
- main.cpp
- MyDependentProject.vcxproj
MyLibraryProject.vcxproj has the following settings:
Setting
Value
Configuration type
Static library (.lib)
Additional Include Directories
$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)../include/MyLibraryProject
MyDependentProject.vcxproj has no special settings, except I added MyLibraryProject onto refferences, the image features actual names I used:
If I use relative paths in main.cpp, I can build the project - the static linking works just fine and it runs:
#include "../MyLibraryProject/include/MyLibraryProject/MyLibraryHeader.h"
However, I want to include the headers like this:
// fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'MyLibraryProject/MyLibraryHeader.h': No such file or directory
#include <MyLibraryProject/MyLibraryHeader.h>
And that just does not work. I also tried to use property sheet but couldn't get that to work either. I've been searching the internet, but generally found claims that if you add a reference, both headers and static libs will work.
Here's the full repository, if you're willing to take a look. Or ask in the comments if there's information missing.
Project references do not provide the dependent project with any information about headers. The most flexible way to do this instead (in Visual Studio) are property sheets. I created a file MyLibraryProject/build/MyLibraryProjectDependency.props:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<ImportGroup Label="PropertySheets" />
<PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
<PropertyGroup />
<ItemDefinitionGroup>
<ClCompile>
<AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\include;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
</ClCompile>
</ItemDefinitionGroup>
<ItemGroup />
</Project>
And I added it to MyDependentProject.vcxproj in Property explorer in Visual Studio. This solved the issues and headers are now seen on the path I want them.
Above All
To save your time from reading a lot, Thanks to CristiFati and here is the answer:
If you use "Library" in "ConfigurationType" like me, you'll get an .obj file instead of .dll.
The right keyword is "DynamicLibrary" instead of "Library". That is:
<ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
Then you'll have the .dll you want.
[supplement] From CMake Documents, thanks to Botje's guiding, it appears that a "Library" is actually like a sub-directory under the root project. Thus it's different with how dll work.
Short Story:
I need to compile a dll with MSbuild, without any IDE.
I followed instruction on Microsoft Doc to create app build project.
No webpage indicates how to create dll build project is found yet. Thus I edit .vcxproj according to similar google info.
BUILD SUCCESS!
But the result only contain a .obj file. No dll in sight.
Need help about how to modify a .vcxproj to build a dll.
Detailed Story:
I need to compile a dll.
My company didn't buy any commercial license thus I cannot use any IDE for this.
However MSBuild is safe to use.
I'm following this page to create a C++ project which could be compiled with MSBuild only.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/walkthrough-using-msbuild-to-create-a-visual-cpp-project?view=vs-2017
You don't need actually read that page because I'll paste the project file below.
First, Following that page, I got this application type project file
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectConfiguration Include="Debug|Win32">
<Configuration>Debug</Configuration>
<Platform>Win32</Platform>
</ProjectConfiguration>
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.default.props" />
<PropertyGroup>
<ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
<PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
</PropertyGroup>
<Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
<ItemGroup>
<ClCompile Include="helloworld.cpp" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ClInclude Include="helloworld.h" />
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Targets" />
</Project>
I tested the build. And got my .exe file successfully. And my helloworld.exe printed "HelloWorld" as predicted. Then...
Second, Following this page:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/build/walkthrough-creating-and-using-a-dynamic-link-library-cpp?view=vs-2017
I'm sure the header and cpp file is good to go
#pragma once
#ifdef HELLOWORLD_EXPORTS
#define HELLOWORLD_API __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define HELLOWORLD_API __declspec(dllimport)
#endif
extern "C" HELLOWORLD_API void helloworld();
Third, Switch this project from application mode to library mode...
Actually I'm not sure how to do this. So I googled some info and try to do what they did.
I change the Debug mode to Release mode.
Then change the Application output to Library.
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectConfiguration Include="Release|Win32">
<Configuration>Release</Configuration>
<Platform>Win32</Platform>
</ProjectConfiguration>
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.default.props" />
<PropertyGroup>
<ConfigurationType>Library</ConfigurationType>
<PlatformToolset>v141</PlatformToolset>
</PropertyGroup>
<Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
<ItemGroup>
<ClCompile Include="helloworld.cpp" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ClInclude Include="helloworld.h" />
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Targets" />
</Project>
Finally, I let msbuild do its work:
msbuild helloworld.vcxproj /p:configuration=Release
And the build is success!
But when I head to Release folder under my root directory, I find only a "helloworld.obj" file and a "vc141.pdb" along a folder names "helloworld.tlog".
Well this is not right. I think the right result will be a "helloworld.dll" in here.
So, that should be my .vcxproj file's problem I guess.
So, could anybody kindly give a guide for creating a dll project from scratch?
Thanks!
Although using the IDE is prohibited by licensing purposes, listing [MS.Docs]: Walkthrough: Create and use your own Dynamic Link Library (C++) anyway.
The keypoint is:
3. From the filtered list of project types, select Dynamic-link Library (DLL), and then choose Next.
Behind the scenes, that maps to: [MS.Docs]: ConfigurationTypes Enum:
Fields
typeApplication 1 Application (.exe)
typeDynamicLibrary 2 Dynamic Library (.dll)
typeGeneric 10 Makefile, displays makefile toolset (NMake)
typeStaticLibrary 4 Static Library (.dll)
typeUnknown 0 Utility
Translated to .vcxproj structure, the ConfigurationType node:
<ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
should be converted to:
<ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
But, as (#Botje's) comments rightly pointed out, you should move towards free build tools (there are a number of alternatives, and CMake seems to be the best one).
In order to keep the repository clean and separated from output and build files we change corresponding paths in the project file.
For Net Framework project specifying IntermediateOutputPath redirects the obj directory to the corresponding folder.
For Net Core project (3.0) using this property is not sufficient. Whereas Debug, Release folders are indeed redirected, the obj folder is still created and it contains some file - such as
project.assets.json, .csproj.nuget.cache, .csproj.nuget.dgspec.json,.csproj.nuget.g.props, .csproj.nuget.g.targets .
Using BaseIntermediateOutputPath - doesnt help either.
Just wonder if someone can suggest how to move the whole obj directory?
Thanks
The Solution suggested by Martin works fine for Net Core projects
<Project>
<PropertyGroup>
<BuildDIrectory>C:\Temp\Build\$(Configuration)</BuildDIrectory>
<RelativePath>some arelative path which depends on location of corresponding project withing the solution</RelativePath>
<BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(BuildDIrectory)\obj\$(RelativePath)\$(AssemblyName)\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
<OutputPath>$(BuildDIrectory)\out\$(RelativePath)\$(AssemblyName)\</OutputPath>
<DocumentationFile>$(BuildDIrectory)\Documentation\$(RelativePath)\$(AssemblyName).xml</DocumentationFile>
</PropertyGroup>
<Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
</PropertyGroup>
<Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
...
</Project>
BaseIntermediateOutputPath works as well, but it needs to be set very early in order to take effect.
The easiest way would be to add it to a Directory.Build.props file:
<Project>
<PropertyGroup>
<BaseIntermediateOutputPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)..\shared-obj\$(MSBuildProjectName)\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>
If you want to specify it directly in the csproj file, you cannot use the <Project Sdk=" notation since the property needs to be set before parts of the SDK are applied. However it works when using explicit SDK imports and correct ordering:
<Project>
<PropertyGroup>
<BaseIntermediateOutputPath>..\shared-obj\myprojA\</BaseIntermediateOutputPath>
</PropertyGroup>
<Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>netcoreapp3.0</TargetFramework>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
</PropertyGroup>
<Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
</Project>
In my C++ VS project I added a custom target to compile shader files and set it as a initial target. This is the project xml
<Project InitialTargets="CompileShaders" DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
..... Normal Default VS C++ content here ......
<ItemGroup>
<GLSLShader Include="SPIR-V\canvas2D.vert" />
<GLSLShader Include="SPIR-V\canvas2D.frag" />
</ItemGroup>
<Target Name="CompileShaders" Inputs="#(GLSLShader)" Outputs="SPIR-V\shaders_bytecode.h" >
<PropertyGroup>
<OriginalFileName>%(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension)</OriginalFileName>
</PropertyGroup>
<Message Text="Start Compiling GSLANG #(GLSLShader) " />
<Message Condition="'$(VULKAN_SDK)'==''" Text="Error, cant find environment variable VULKAN_SDK, Make sure that the Lunar Vulkan SDK is installed" />
<Message Condition="'$(VULKAN_SDK)'!=''" Text="$(VULKAN_SDK)\Bin\glslangValidator.exe %(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension) -V --vn $([System.String]::Copy('%(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension)').Replace('.','_')) -o %(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension).h" />
<Exec Condition="'$(VULKAN_SDK)'!=''" Command="$(VULKAN_SDK)\Bin\glslangValidator.exe %(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension) -V --vn $([System.String]::Copy('%(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension)').Replace('.','_')) -o %(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension).h" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDir)\SPIR-V" />
<Exec Condition="'$(VULKAN_SDK)'!=''" Command="del shaders_bytecode.h" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDir)\SPIR-V" />
<Exec Condition="'$(VULKAN_SDK)'!=''" Command="type %(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension).h >> shaders_bytecode.h" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDir)\SPIR-V" />
<Exec Condition="'$(VULKAN_SDK)'!=''" Command="del %(GLSLShader.Filename)%(GLSLShader.Extension).h" WorkingDirectory="$(ProjectDir)\SPIR-V" />
</Target>
</Project>
if I change any .cpp .h file and build the solution, the shaders are compiled together with the rest of the project, but if I change only the shader files (i.e SPIR-V\canvas2D.vert) the project is not built. VS says that the project is up to date.
Now the strange thing, If I run the project using msbuild on the terminal ouside VS, the shader files changes are enough to trigger the rebuild. Go figure....!!!
It looks like something related to how VS build projects. It is outside the msbuild.
Aha!! Found it in this article. It turns out visual studio bypass msbuild and uses some other criteria to verify if a project is up to date or not. If the criteria fails it then runs the msbuild on that project.
To override the visual studio behavior set the property DisableFastUpToDateCheck as true in the Globals property group of your project's xml:
<PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
<!-- Other Global Property Settings -->
<DisableFastUpToDateCheck>true</DisableFastUpToDateCheck>
</PropertyGroup>
And it is done... I wonder if there is a away to tell Visual Studio FastUpToDateCheck Mechanism to also pay attention to the custom build files ????? The solution above will suffice for now.
I ran into a linker error (Couldn't open sqlite3.lib) when making a WinRT application. The funny thing is, it only happens in a new configuration that I made (Master, as opposed to Debug or Release). I cloned the new configuration from Release, so it should be identical except for a few preprocessor defines. I found the following entry as a default in my "Library Directories" section under "VC++ Directories"
$(FrameworkSDKRoot)..\v8.1\ExtensionSDKs\SQLite.WinRT81\3.8.0.2\DesignTime\$(PackageConfiguration)\$(PlatformTarget)
However, I can't find any information on what the PackageConfiguration variable actually expands to. I guessed it might be Debug / Release but the folders at that location on the file system are Debug and Retail. If I add another entry with "Retail" instead of $PackageConfiguration then I can build the program properly, but it seems strange. Does anyone know how this variable is defined?
This value comes from the SQLite.WinRT81.props file located in the SQLite extension SDK which is usually installed here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.1\ExtensionSDKs\SQLite.WinRT81\3.8.2\DesignTime\CommonConfiguration\neutral
On my machine the contents look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<PropertyGroup>
<PackageConfiguration Condition="'$(Configuration)' == ''">Debug</PackageConfiguration>
<PackageConfiguration Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'">Debug</PackageConfiguration>
<PackageConfiguration Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">Retail</PackageConfiguration>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup>
<IncludePath>$(FrameworkSDKRoot)\..\v8.1\ExtensionSDKs\SQLite.WinRT81\3.8.2\DesignTime\CommonConfiguration\Neutral;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
<LibraryPath>$(FrameworkSDKRoot)\..\v8.1\ExtensionSDKs\SQLite.WinRT81\3.8.2\DesignTime\$(PackageConfiguration)\$(PlatformTarget);$(LibraryPath)</LibraryPath>
<PropertySheetDisplayName>SQLite.WinRT81, 3.8.2</PropertySheetDisplayName>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemDefinitionGroup>
<Link>
<AdditionalDependencies>sqlite3.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
</Link>
</ItemDefinitionGroup>
</Project>