Results for “directory-build-targets”

10 skills

Directory Build Organization

Organize multi-project .NET repos with Directory.Build.props, Directory.Build.targets, Directory.Packages.props, and Directory.Build.rsp for centralized MSBuild settings and NuGet Central Package Management.

More results

Target Authoring

Canonical patterns for writing custom MSBuild targets, covering the three-level target chain, chain extension, DependsOnTargets vs BeforeTargets vs AfterTargets, Returns vs Outputs, and common pitfalls.

Including Generated Files

Fix MSBuild targets so generated files are compiled, copied to output, and cleaned properly.

Extension Points

Guides MSBuild extensibility through CustomBefore/CustomAfter hooks, wildcard imports, import gating, and NuGet package build extension layout.

Build Perf Diagnostics

Diagnose MSBuild build performance bottlenecks using binary log analysis, covering timeline analysis, performance summary interpretation, and seven common bottleneck categories.

Incremental Build

Diagnose and fix slow MSBuild incremental builds by identifying why targets re-execute unnecessarily, covering common causes like missing Inputs/Outputs, volatile properties, and FileWrites registration.

Msbuild Antipatterns

Detects and fixes common MSBuild anti-patterns in .csproj, .vbproj, .fsproj, .props, .targets, and .proj files, covering Exec misuse, unquoted conditions, hardcoded paths, and more.

Resolve Project References

Prevents misguided optimization of MSBuild's ResolveProjectReferences target by explaining that its reported time is wall-clock wait time, not CPU work, and redirects to task self-time analysis.

Build Perf Baseline

Measure and optimize .NET build performance by establishing baselines, enabling MSBuild Server, using artifacts output, and trimming dependency graphs.

Jetson Generate Kb

Generates a per-target knowledge-base markdown file by walking the BSP root and source tree, documenting image layout, source tree structure, and document references.