Re: How to do a build in the background with command prompt

From: Jon Skeet [C# MVP] (skeet_at_pobox.com)
Date: 03/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 07:01:46 -0000

Zeng <Zeng5000@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using C# .NET. Is there a way to do a build my project and solution
> with command prompt? I hope that while it's doing that, at least I can
> browse around the code instead of being stuck with un-responsive IDE during
> build started in IDE.

You can run devenv from a command prompt, eg

devenv MySolution.sln /build Debug

Just be warned that if you change code during a compile, you could end
up with "interesting" results :) 

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