Devenv.exe command line arguments

Question

Hi

I want use the devenv.exe with the Build /Rebuild comand to get the solution build errors, and warning in the output log file.

but i am getting only build errors, not the warnings and the messages.

Any help How i can ge the build errors as well as Warnings and the messages using devenv.exe / build in the log file.

Answer 1

Use the Out switch to generate the output to the log file...<pid></pid>

devenv "c:\MySolution.sln" /build debug /out c:\build.log

Refer the following details for DevEnv.exe Command Line switch Details..

Command line builds:
devenv solutionfile.sln  /build solutionconfig [ /project projectnameorfile [ /projectconfig name ] ]
Available command line switches:
/build          build the specified solution configuration
/project        specifies the project to build instead of solution
                must specify /build to use /project
/projectconfig  specifies project configuration to build
                must specify /project to use /projectconfig
/out            write build output to specified file
/rebuild        like /build but forces a clean first
/clean          clean up build outputs
/deploy         build the specified solution configuration and then deploy it
/run            run the specified solution configuration
/runexit        run the specified solution configuration and then terminate
/command        executes the specified internal command line after startup
/mditabs        use tabbed documents interface
/mdi            use MDI interface
/fn             use specified font name
/fs             use specified font size
/LCID           use specified language ID
/noVSIP         disables VSIP developers license key for VSIP testing
/safemode       only default environment and services load for stability
/resetskippkgs  allow VsPackages once flagged for loading failures to
                load again
/migratesettings migrate some user settings from another version
Product-specific switches:
/debugexe       Open the specified executable to be debugged. The
                remainder of the command line is passed to this
                executable as its arguments.
/useenv         Use PATH, INCLUDE, LIBPATH, and LIB environment variables
                instead of IDE paths for VC++ builds.
To attach the debugger from the command line, use:
        vs7jit.exe -p <pid>

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Answer 2

Thanks for the response

Here i am using the same command

My command line argument is similar as below

IDE> devenv.exe "Path of Solution file" /out "path of log file" /build

If i provide the /Build command just after devenev.exe and then the path of sln file , it is not accepting the arguments in this sequence.

I am using VS 2010 and the version is Visual studio 2010 Ultimate.

Answer 3

Hi Manishkumar,

You can consider use MSBuild.exe:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ms164311.aspx

And you can post in the related MSBuild forum:

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/msbuild/threads

Thanks.

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