Re: How to not build all projects when pressing <F5>

From: Luis Capriles (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:21:13 -0800

I am trying to build–and-run. When I’m debugging, after fixing a bug, I usually try the code change right away. I do that by pressing the <F5> key. Yes, there is a prompt but it builds and starts the debugger by pressing a single key.

When I try to just build my “Startup Project”, I have a hard time finding it in the solution explorer. Having 35 projects and hundreds of files listed in the solution explorer makes it not so easy to find the startup project. It is actually hard to find. I think it is easier to hit the <F5> key and then stop the debugger, than it is to navigate through the Solution Explorer, find the “Startup Project”, right click on it, and build it.

Even after I find it, it does exactly the same thing – it visits all the projects in the solution before compiling the files that need compiling.

I’d also be very interested on a keyboard shortcut to only build the startup project, and only the dependencies that have changed (without visiting all the other projects, of course).

Luis.

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