Be careful when Git suppresses bin Folders
Warns about overly broad bin rules in .gitignore files, which can unintentionally exclude binaries from versioned SDKs and toolsets in self-contained development trees.
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Converting Creole to HTML, PDF, DOCX, ..
How to export Creole-based GitHub Wiki documentation to DOCX by cloning the Wiki repository, converting and merging Creole files to HTML with Creole/c, and processing the result with Pandoc.
Documentation
Installing of SDKs, Visual Studio and additional toolsets on build machines
Why build machines need the actual SDKs installed, not just referenced targets, for MSBuild to reliably build Silverlight and web-application projects.
Development
@Microsoft: please provide universal and professional concepts
A note on machine- and edition-specific Code Analysis paths added to Visual Studio project files and the problems they cause for portable projects, mixed-edition teams, and continuous integration builds.
Development
Toolset agnostic build server and Silverlight projects
Explains why Silverlight and Web Application projects require Microsoft.WebApplication.targets at Visual Studio's expected MSBuild location, and how to work around this dependency on a toolset-free continuous integration server.
Development
Setup license stuff for PostSharp 2.1
Troubleshooting PostSharp license errors on a TeamCity continuous integration server and configuring the correct license activation for unattended builds.
Development
MSB4067: The element <ImportGroup> beneath element <Project> is unrecognized.
Troubleshooting a Jenkins MSBuild failure caused by using the .NET 3.5 MSBuild version with the ImportGroup element, which requires MSBuild 4.0, despite targeting .NET Framework 3.5.
Development
Running StyleCop without an installation to empower continuous integration
How to run StyleCop on a minimal Continuous Integration server without installing it by storing the required assemblies and MSBuild target in the project's DevTree.
Development
Note to self: Visual Studio makros for build events
A quick reference to Visual Studio macros and predefined variables available for use in project build events.
Development
Whitepaper “Aufbau eines pragmatisch smarten DevTree“
Ein pragmatischer DevTree bündelt Sourcecode, Bibliotheken, Build-Tools und weitere Entwicklungsartefakte im Versions-Repository, um reproduzierbare Builds, Continuous Integration und eine effiziente Zusammenarbeit zu ermöglichen.
Development
Calling esriRegasm manually (outside an ArcGIS-installation)
How to run esriRegasm outside an ArcGIS installation and on build/CI servers without ArcGIS, including the required permissions and MSBuild target changes.
Development
Integrate Simian in Hudson CI-server
How to integrate Simian duplicate-code detection into Hudson CI, configure C# file exclusions and thresholds, generate XML reports, and prevent code duplication findings from breaking the build..
Development
Working with Microsoft FxCop
How to integrate Microsoft FxCop into Visual Studio builds using post-build events
Development
Post-build event with folders which contains spaces
How to fix MSB3073 errors in Visual Studio post-build events by quoting macros such as $(TargetPath) when file or folder paths contain spaces.
Code Analysis
GACing und Kopieren nach dem Kompilieren
Wie man die Installation eigener BizTalk-Functoids im GAC und Mapper-Extensions-Verzeichnis per Post-Build-Event automatisiert
BizTalk