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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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.
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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.
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Code Contracts: For unit test a manual rebuild is needed for toggeling “runtime checking”
A note on applying the Perform Runtime Contract Checking option: application runs pick up the changed setting on restart, while unit tests require an explicit rebuild
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Suppressing Add-in-registration task during build process
How to suppress automatic ArcGIS Add-In registration during Visual Studio builds under limited permissions by placing a Dont_EsriRegAddin.txt file beside the project file.
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MSBuild Exec task: using quotes in WorkingDirectory does not work
Notes on MSBuild Exec task failures with MSB6003 when quoting the WorkingDirectory attribute
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Stopping a build at the TFS
How to stop a running build on TFS
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Visual Studio: Building parts of a solution
Build only a subset of a large Visual Studio solution by using solution folders instead of juggling the configuration manager.
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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
HTML Help Compiler Error HHC3004
How a Sandcastle CHM build can fail because of filenames containing multiple dots followed by a part starting with 'H', causing an HHC3004 warning.
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