Building using Microsoft Build Engine

Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) allows you to build an AB Suite application by using the Visual Studio environment. It also allows you to build the Debugger system that allows you to automate the running of ATT against a Debugger System. Furthermore, it also provides you the flexibility to use the powerful functionality of Team Foundation Server (TFS) , which enables you to build an AB Suite project while running a build definition.

An AB Suite application is directly built from a Command line by using the command line arguments or by reading the settings from a customized MSBuildSettings.xml file.

Refer to the MSDN documentation Build for more information on MSBuild.

Using Command Line Arguments for Building

The MSBuild builds applications by using a series of command line arguments. To build an AB Suite application from a command line by using Visual Studio environment

  1. Point to the bottom-left corner of the screen to enable the Start icon and navigate to Visual Studio 2017 folder.

  2. Expand the Visual Studio 2017 folder, right-click Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017, select More, and then select Run as administrator.

    Note: To access the Developer Command Prompt for VS 2017 easily you can pin it to the Start screen or the taskbar. Refer to MSDN documentation for more information.

  3. Type 

    MSBuild.exe /?.

     

    This displays the complete usage of the utility.