How to output messages to the VS output window, from msbuild?

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How to output messages to the VS output window, from msbuild?

I have tried adding <Message> elements to tasks in a VS project file, in order to debug the build process. However, the elements have no effect on the text that is written to the VS output window.

Is there a way to write messages to the VS output window, by adding markup to the project being built?

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Maybe this can help?

Under Tools – Options – Projects and Solutions – Build and Run, there’s the MSBuild project build output verbosity combo box. This controls how much info you want to see in the Output window.

Nikola Smiljanić 2010-01-15 16:03:41

Thanks, that did it.Even with Importance="high", Messages don't get written out to the Output window by default.

mackenir 2010-01-15 18:07:19

I think this should work (it used to for me): <Message Text="blah" />

(And of course, from code, System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("blah");)

Ariel 2010-01-15 16:06:19

Debug.WriteLine() outputs to the debug console at *run-time*

Serge - appTranslator 2010-01-15 22:35:02

That's why I put "from code" above, right?Even more, nothing prevents you from writing a custom msbuild extension and use System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(), right?

Ariel 2010-01-15 23:10:08

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