If I have an msbuild target that just copies changed files, why would incremental building be better than just using the Copy task and setting SkipUnchangedFiles = true?
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Who said it would be?
The only reason I can think of would be if you extended your target later on to perform other tasks then just copying.
Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
2010-02-01 21:36:25
That makes sense. Is the example of incremental building in your msbuild book (p.165) get any benefit from not just being a straight copy? Or, is it just a basic example for the purpose of illustration?
Chris Dwyer
2010-02-01 22:48:02
Yeah that was just to keep the example simple. In that case it would be the same.
Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi
2010-02-02 06:50:21