<msbuild>

Builds the specified targets in the project file using MSBuild.

If a project file is not specified, MSBuild searches the current working directory for a file that has a file extension that ends in "proj" and uses that file.

Parameters

Attribute Type Description Required
noautoresponse bool Do not auto-include the MSBuild.rsp file. False
project file The project to build. False
target string Build these targets in this project. Use a semicolon or a comma comma to separate multiple targets. False
verbosity VerbosityLevel Specifies the amount of information to display in the MSBuild log. False
failonerror bool Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. False
if bool If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. False
timeout int The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out. False
unless bool Opposite of if. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. False
verbose bool Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. False

Framework-configurable parameters

Attribute Type Description Required
exename string The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program. False
useruntimeengine bool Specifies whether the external program should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false. False

Nested Elements:

<property>

Set or override these project-level properties.

Sets a property in the current project.

Note: NAnt uses a number of predefined properties.

Parameters

AttributeTypeDescriptionRequired
namestring The name of the NAnt property to set. True
valuestring The value to assign to the NAnt property.

This attribute's properties will not be automatically expanded!

True
dynamicbool Specifies whether references to other properties should not be expanded when the value of the property is set, but expanded when the property is actually used. By default, properties will be expanded when set. False
overwritebool Specifies whether the value of a property should be overwritten if the property already exists (unless the property is read-only). The default is true. False
readonlybool Specifies whether the property is read-only or not. The default is false. False
failonerrorbool Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. False
ifbool If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. False
unlessbool Opposite of if. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. False
verbosebool Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. False

Examples

</property>

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Represents a command-line argument.

Parameters

AttributeTypeDescriptionRequired
dirdirectory The value for a directory-based command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute path of the directory. False
filefile The name of a file as a single command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute filename of the file. False
ifbool Indicates if the argument should be passed to the external program. If true then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. False
linestring List of command-line arguments; will be passed to the executable as is. False
path<path> The value for a PATH-like command-line argument; you can use : or ; as path separators and NAnt will convert it to the platform's local conventions, while resolving references to environment variables. False
unlessbool Indicates if the argument should not be passed to the external program. If false then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. False
valuestring A single command-line argument; can contain space characters. False

Nested Elements:

<path>

Sets a single command-line argument and treats it like a PATH - ensures the right separator for the local platform is used.

</path>

Examples

</arg>

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.Contrib.Tasks (0.85.2479.0)