How to Use Msbuild.exe with CruiseControl.NET

I just updated my primer/tutorial/walkthrough on CruiseControl.NET with some information about how to use msbuild.exe instead of devenv.exe in your minimal cc.net configuration. One good reason to go with msbuild is that you don't need to install VS.NET on a dedicated build server, and you can also target unit tests, performance tests, code analysis etc. that you may have added using the Team Edition versions of VS.NET.

Please check it out and comment on it if you please.

2 Comments

  • Man... are there really people out there that use devenv.exe to build their project on an integration server?

    Rule 1: never install Visual Studio on a build server!

  • LOL! Look at the prereqs for setting up a build server with Team System! You MUST install VS.NET on it! Heh... perhaps fixed with the Service Pack for Team System, but I haven't checked it out yet.

    But with CCNET I think it happens if you don't have a dedicated build server...

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