How to do a build in the background with command prompt

[Zeng]

Hello,

I'm using C# .NET. Is there a way to do a build my project and solution
with command prompt? I hope that while it's doing that, at least I can
browse around the code instead of being stuck with un-responsive IDE during
build started in IDE.

That would save me lots of time.
Thanks!

[Joshua Flanagan]

You can use the command-line compiler (csc.exe), but it can be pretty
complicated to translate all the work the IDE does into the appropriate
command-line arguments.

A simpler solution might be to use a build tool like NANT.
http://nant.sourceforge.net/
I believe they have a "Solution" action (might be part of NantContrib)
that allows you to build your solution by specifying the .sln file -
much simpler than trying to figure it all out for csc.exe.

Zeng wrote:

Hello,

I'm using C# .NET. Is there a way to do a build my project and solution
with command prompt? I hope that while it's doing that, at least I can
browse around the code instead of being stuck with un-responsive IDE during
build started in IDE.

That would save me lots of time.
Thanks!

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Zeng <Ze******@hotmail.com> wrote:

I'm using C# .NET. Is there a way to do a build my project and solution
with command prompt? I hope that while it's doing that, at least I can
browse around the code instead of being stuck with un-responsive IDE during
build started in IDE.

You can run devenv from a command prompt, eg

devenv MySolution.sln /build Debug

Just be warned that if you change code during a compile, you could end
up with "interesting" results :)

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[Zeng]

I tried it and got build error. It complained that my <project>.dll is being
used, if I build it in IDE doesn't complain if I build in there. Probably
it's being used by the IDE itself. Occasionally I need to attach IDE to the
asp exe to debug. Any idea how to resolve this part? Thanks for your help.

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Zeng <Ze******@hotmail.com> wrote:

I'm using C# .NET. Is there a way to do a build my project and solution
with command prompt? I hope that while it's doing that, at least I can
browse around the code instead of being stuck with un-responsive IDE during build started in IDE.

You can run devenv from a command prompt, eg

devenv MySolution.sln /build Debug

Just be warned that if you change code during a compile, you could end
up with "interesting" results :)

--
Jon Skeet - <sk***@pobox.com>
http://www.pobox.com/~skeet
If replying to the group, please do not mail me too

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Zeng <Ze******@hotmail.com> wrote:

I tried it and got build error. It complained that my <project>.dll is being
used, if I build it in IDE doesn't complain if I build in there.
Ah, right. You won't be able to do that, then :(
Probably
it's being used by the IDE itself. Occasionally I need to attach IDE to the
asp exe to debug. Any idea how to resolve this part? Thanks for your help.

Under Debug, there should be "Attach to process" - find ASPNET (I seem
to remember it being called that, anyway).

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[Joshua Flanagan]

>>Probably

it's being used by the IDE itself. Occasionally I need to attach IDE to the
asp exe to debug. Any idea how to resolve this part? Thanks for your help.

Under Debug, there should be "Attach to process" - find ASPNET (I seem
to remember it being called that, anyway).

aspnet_wp.exe on NT/2000/XP
w3p.exe on 2003

[Zeng]

do you have an example of a full command statement with parameters to make
it work?

Thanks!

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Probably
it's being used by the IDE itself. Occasionally I need to attach IDE to theasp exe to debug. Any idea how to resolve this part? Thanks for your

help.

Under Debug, there should be "Attach to process" - find ASPNET (I seem
to remember it being called that, anyway).

aspnet_wp.exe on NT/2000/XP
w3p.exe on 2003