Quickly automate builds recursively?

Question

Hello!

I'd like to build all of the .sln files contained within a directory tree.

I tried running:

            ProcessStartInfo oStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo();
            oStartInfo.FileName = devenvPath;
            oStartInfo.Arguments = " /build Debug " + solutionPath;
            Process.Start(oStartInfo);

But this doesn't work...thinking it is the env. not being setup correctly...
I don't know how to run the vcvars.bat files and then build from a Process.Start.
Of course, UAC is a problem with making it silent...

Is there some better way to be doing this....
Do I create MSBUILD scripts?  Automate VS with macros? Use CRUISECONTROL.NET or something?
What is the suggested way to quickly start automating builds using msbuild?


--Dave
http://dave.thehorners.com/

Answer 1

You can create an msbuild project file that uses an item group to select all of the solution files recursively from a specified directory.

 

Code Snippet

<ItemGroup>

  <SolutionReferences Include="**\*.sln"/>

</ItemGroup>

 

<Target Name="BuildAll">

  <MSBuild Projects="@(SolutionReferences)" ... />

</Target>

 

 

 

You can then use msbuild to call the project file passing the BuildAll target - you can create a batch file to do this and have it call vcvars.bat before hand . . .

Answer 2

is there any template or anything on how the above mentioned batch file can be written. sorry trying to find a quick solution to a fix