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Hi,

I have a question... I have some code which has an unsafe block in it.

In VS2008 (Framework 3.5), i go to the project property and check the
box that allows unsafe blocks. The code compiles fine.

On my build server though, things are not happy. The error seems to
be that /unsafe needs to be set as a command line option, even though
MSBuild is being used.

Shouldn't MSbuild be picking up the <AllowUnsafeBlo cks /element in
the csproj file?

Thanks
Andy
Oct 15 '08 #1
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"Andy" wrote:
Hi,

I have a question... I have some code which has an unsafe block in it.

In VS2008 (Framework 3.5), i go to the project property and check the
box that allows unsafe blocks. The code compiles fine.

On my build server though, things are not happy. The error seems to
be that /unsafe needs to be set as a command line option, even though
MSBuild is being used.

Shouldn't MSbuild be picking up the <AllowUnsafeBlo cks /element in
the csproj file?

Thanks
Andy
Hi Andy,

It should and it does for me. What kind of error do you get? If you add
AllowUnsafeBloc ks=true to the command does it compile then?

--
Happy Coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]
Oct 16 '08 #2
I get an error saying /unsafe has to be specified on the command
line...

If I add /:AllowUnsafeBlo cks=true to the command line for msbuild, it
builds it. That's how I've worked around this, but because all my
builds use the same build command, they all now have that switch,
which isn't ideal to me.

On Oct 16, 2:19*am, Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]
<MortenWenne... @hotmail.comwro te:
It should and it does for me. *What kind of error do you get? *If youadd
AllowUnsafeBloc ks=true to the command does it compile then?
Oct 17 '08 #3

"Andy" wrote:
I get an error saying /unsafe has to be specified on the command
line...

If I add /:AllowUnsafeBlo cks=true to the command line for msbuild, it
builds it. That's how I've worked around this, but because all my
builds use the same build command, they all now have that switch,
which isn't ideal to me.

On Oct 16, 2:19 am, Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]
<MortenWenne... @hotmail.comwro te:
It should and it does for me. What kind of error do you get? If you add
AllowUnsafeBloc ks=true to the command does it compile then?

Hi Andy,

Do you specify which platform and configuration msbuild should use on your
build machine? I believe MSBuild defaults to AnyCPU and Debug and if your
project files don't have the <AllowUnsafeBlo ck/node set in this
configuration it will complain about any unsafe blocks.

--
Happy Coding!
Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]
Oct 17 '08 #4
Actually that raises a good point; I keep my configuration in Debug,
while my build server sets it to Release. I'll make sure to set this
for all configurations in the project file and see what happens.

On Oct 17, 12:12*pm, Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]
<MortenWenne... @hotmail.comwro te:
Do you specify which platform and configuration msbuild should use on your
build machine? I believe MSBuild defaults to AnyCPU and Debug and if your
project files don't have the <AllowUnsafeBlo ck/node set in this
configuration it will complain about any unsafe blocks.
Oct 20 '08 #5
HI,

Yes, that was it. I went to the Configuration settings and choose All
Configurations, and check Allow Unsafe code there, and it builds
correctly now.

Thanks for your help!
Andy

On Oct 17, 12:12*pm, Morten Wennevik [C# MVP]
<MortenWenne... @hotmail.comwro te:
Do you specify which platform and configuration msbuild should use on your
build machine? I believe MSBuild defaults to AnyCPU and Debug and if your
project files don't have the <AllowUnsafeBlo ck/node set in this
configuration it will complain about any unsafe blocks.
Oct 20 '08 #6

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