Hi,

We are using Visual Studio.NET 2003 and need to build from command line
for integration with Cruise Control.  Reading the docs, I see I can do:

c:\> devenv.exe /clean Debug example.sln

This build fine, however, it seems that is starts a background process
and the command prompt returns immediately.  I need it to work like a
normal "make" in that it does not exit until the build completes/fails,
etc.  Is there a way to do this?

Thanks

Are you using the Executable <exec> task? You might want to try the Visual
Studio task <devenv>
http://ccnet.sourceforge.net/CCNET/Visual%20Studio%20Task.html

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The Windows command prompt returns, yes, but on a different command
prompt (such as the Cygwin Bash command prompt), it doesn't. What
happens if you put it in a Makefile or somesuch? Have you tried writing
a little utility like:

---8<---
using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Diagnostics;

class App
{
    static int Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {
            Process process = new Process();

            StringBuilder argList = new StringBuilder();
            for (int i = 1; i < args.Length; ++i)
                argList.AppendFormat(" \"{0}\"", args[i]);

            process.StartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo(
                           args[0], argList.ToString());
            process.Start();
            process.WaitForExit();
            return process.ExitCode;
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.Error.WriteLine(ex.Message);
            return 255;
        }
    }
}
--->8---

and running:

  WaitFor devenv /clean Debug example.sln

?

(Disclaimer: I no longer have VS 2003 installed, so I tested with VS
2005.)

-- Barry

Use console csc.exe from the .NET SDK

f> We are using Visual Studio.NET 2003 and need to build from command
f> line for integration with Cruise Control.  Reading the docs, I see I
f> can do:
f>
f> c:\> devenv.exe /clean Debug example.sln
f>
f> This build fine, however, it seems that is starts a background
f> process and the command prompt returns immediately.  I need it to
f> work like a normal "make" in that it does not exit until the build
f> completes/fails, etc.  Is there a way to do this?

---
WBR,
Michael  Nemtsev :: blog: http://spaces.msn.com/laflour

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