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Reinderien
Reinderien

Reputation: 15233

MSBuild target dependencies based on inputs/outputs alone

My interpretation of http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee216359.aspx is that the Inputs and Outputs attributes of a Target do not affect dependencies whatsoever. Seriously? Is there no way to tell MSBuild which tasks/targets have certain inputs and outputs, and let it figure out the dependencies and build order?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 565

Answers (1)

KMoraz
KMoraz

Reputation: 14164

Since MSBuild is a declarative language, the short answer is no.

However it features a bunch of neat tricks you can apply such as batching, and dynamic properties. MSBuild also has great extensibility and through its API and vast community libraries so you can achieve (almost) anything you want.

Upvotes: 1

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