Hi you can do this by a property: msbuild /p:configuration="Release MinDependency"
but I doubt that another configuration will produce another result with this problem : dll not found be sure to also use the tasks /t:clean /t:build with kind regards Ruben Willems On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:18 AM, John_Idol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > @Ruben: > > I do I specify release mode with MSBuild? I need to build in release > minDependency mode > > On Nov 12, 9:31 am, "Ruben Willems" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > you're building 1 VS solution right? > > try building it with msbuild, does this work? > > > > msbuild solutionname /t:clean /t:build > > > > this cleans and rebuilds the solution > > > > with kind regards > > Ruben Willems > > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 10:16 AM, John_Idol <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > @Ruben: > > > > > sorry I gace wrong info - the dll is sent to the output automatically > > > in Linker->general: $(OutDir)/myDLLName.dll > > > OutDir is the same for all the projects - I suspect the proj is not > > > being built at all thourgh CC.NET (build order is wrong - but manually > > > is fine, see previous answer) > > > > > On Nov 12, 8:56 am, "Ruben Willems" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > Yep I meant that. > > > > > > since you're using a postscript to copy the dll, > > > > check how the paths are definded. > > > > suppose you use X:\\bla bla > > > > > > and X is a mapped network drive, it will not work under the service > > > > better is to use UNC : \\servername\sharename\... > > > > > > I use msbuild in my scripts, and this makes it easier to spot the > problem > > > > just run msbuild from the command line where your solution is in. > > > > > > with kind regards > > > > Ruben Willems > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:48 AM, John_Idol <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > HI Ruben - thanks for helping. > > > > > > > What do you mean with "reference path", do you mean the reference > for > > > > > the not found dll on the proejct that looks for it? > > > > > It is pointing with an import to an output folder where the other > > > > > project is supposed to copy on post build the dll. If running with > > > > > CC.NET service dll is not in this output folder - if manually It > is > > > > > there (so it doesn't fail). > > > > > > > I will try to debug the problem using the console app instead of > the > > > > > service. > > > > > > > Any other idea? > > > > > > > On Nov 12, 7:17 am, "Ruben Willems" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > can you check the project file manually? > > > > > > --> open it in notepad or so, and check the reference path > > > > > > > > I've seen in many cases that VS can compile a solution, but > msbuild > > > does > > > > > > not. > > > > > > and in all these cases, there was a wrong path in the project > file. > > > > > > > > with kind regards > > > > > > Ruben Willems > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:23 PM, John_Idol < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have a project that builds fine If I build it manually but it > > > fails > > > > > > > with CC.NET. > > > > > > > > > This project is composed by a number of .NET projects and a few > C++ > > > > > > > dlls. > > > > > > > > > The error that shows up on CC.NET is basically related to an > > > import > > > > > > > that's failing because file was not found; one of the projects > (C++ > > > > > > > dll) tries to import a dll built by another project. Dll should > be > > > in > > > > > > > the right place since there's a dependency between the projects > - > > > > > > > indeed when I build manually everything works fine (Note that > when > > > I > > > > > > > say manually I am getting everything fresh from source code > > > repository > > > > > > > then invoking a Rebuild from VS2005 to simulate > CC.NETautomation). > > > > > > > When I run through CC.NET though the dll is not in the right > place > > > (I > > > > > > > checked after the build failed and it was not physically in the > > > > > > > folder). > > > > > > > > > Looks like dependencies are ignored when the build is automated > > > > > > > through CC.NET. > > > > > > > > > I am building in Release MinDependency mode. > > > > > > > > > Any help would be highly appreciated! >
