MSBuild.exe is Microsoft's equivalent of NAnt and is the build engine in VS 2005. When you hit the compile button in VS 2005, the IDE is invoking MSBuild.exe on the solution file. Note that MSBuild.exe works on VS 2005 solutions ONLY.
You can test this by running MSBuild.exe on the command line. C:> PATH=%PATH%;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 C:> Msbuild.exe /property:Configuration=Release /target:Build C:\Program Files\OMEGA\siebel\src\Transport\Transport.sln MSBuild.exe is in the .NET 2.0 SDK so you need to make sure your PATH includes the .NET 2.0 SDK directory which is C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 on my machine. Or you can specify the full path to MSBuild.exe using the exec task's basedir attribute (see [1]). So on my machine I could do: <exec program="msbuild.exe" basedir="C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727"> <arg value="/property:Configuration=Release"/> <arg value="/target:Build"/> <arg value="C:\Program Files\OMEGA\siebel\src\Transport\Transport.sln" /> </exec> The <exec> task is basically just running a program with the parameters you specify as if you had run it from the command line. [1] http://nant.sourceforge.net/release/latest/help/tasks/exec.html ________________________________ From: Kumar .S [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 12:36 PM To: Arnette, Bill Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] "Error loading GUID..." when using <solution> task forVS2005 One last question. I am not using msbuild. I was using nant script directly to build .net applications. I am keeping two build which I was using Previously: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <project name="OMEGA" default="Run"> <target name="Transport" description="this is builds the solutions file"> <solution configuration="release" solutionfile="C:\Program Files\OMEGA\siebel\src\Transport\Transport.sln" failonerror="true"></solution></target> <target name="Run" description="Runs the entire process of pushing develop to qa."> <call target="Transport" /> </target> </project> Now after seeing you email. I changed it to.. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <project name="OMEGA" default="Run"> <exec program="msbuild.exe"> <arg value="/property:Configuration=Release"/> <arg value="/target:Build"/> <arg value="C:\Program Files\OMEGA\siebel\src\Transport\Transport.sln" /> </exec> </project> After changing to the EXEC its not working.. its saying msbuild.exe is not available. Please tell me what I need to keep in stead of msbuild.exe. I am not talking about path. I am only using nant. directly nottin else. I am not using msbuild.exe.. So, please tell me. Please Last question. On 10/17/06, Arnette, Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I haven't done any VS 2005 work myself but you would do something like <exec program="msbuild.exe"> <arg value="/property:Configuration=Release"> <arg value="/target:Build"> <arg value="myproject.sln"> </exec> ________________________________ From: Kumar .S [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:26 AM To: Arnette, Bill Subject: Re: [NAnt-users] "Error loading GUID..." when using <solution> task forVS2005 Hello Arnette, Can you send a sample script using <exec> to build an nant project. I am new user of Nant. Till now I developed all my applications using nant on VS 2003. Now, we are moving to VS 2005. Please I am not a extensive user of nant. I have little time, so I request you for a sample script. Please. Regards, Kumar On 10/17/06, Arnette, Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Nant does not support VS 2005 solution files yet. Use the <exec> task to call msbuild on VS 2005 solution files. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ] On Behalf > Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 6:14 AM > To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [NAnt-users] "Error loading GUID..." when using > <solution> task forVS2005 > > Hi > > Why can't nant find the GUID in the project file? > We have migrated a project from VS 2003 to VS 2005. VS 2005 converted > the project file for us. > I am using the latest 0.85 release when I build. > > Part from the log file: > [exec] [solution] Starting solution build. > > [exec] BUILD FAILED - 0 non-fatal error(s), 1 warning(s) > > [exec] Error loading GUID of project > 'c:\home\ros\v570\20061017\TietoEnator\Ros\DesktopWebClient\Ti > etoEnator. > RoS.DesktopWebClient.csproj'. > [exec] Couldn't locate ProjectGuid in project > 'c:\home\ros\v570\20061017\TietoEnator\Ros\DesktopWebClient\Ti > etoEnator. > RoS.DesktopWebClient.csproj ' > > > Part of the new (VS 2005) .csproj file: > <Project DefaultTargets="Build" > xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003 <http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003> "> > <PropertyGroup> > <ProjectType>Local</ProjectType> > <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion> > <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion> > <ProjectGuid>{8B9487D6-D6A0-4BCD-A78B-25CA33739757}</ProjectGuid> > ... > > > Part of the old (VS 2003) .csproj file: > <VisualStudioProject> > <CSHARP > ProjectType = "Local" > ProductVersion = " 7.10.3077" > SchemaVersion = "2.0" > ProjectGuid = "{8B9487D6-D6A0-4BCD-A78B-25CA33739757}" > > > ... > > > --------------- > Richard Persson > TietoEnator AS > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Office: +47 21 70 75 46 > Mobile: +47 48 20 85 46 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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