What are some good beginners resources for learning MSBuild?

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What are some good beginners resources for learning MSBuild?

I'm looking for resources for learning MS Build (not just books). At this point I'm mostly concerned with merging assemblies and automating build tasks. (nightly builds etc.)

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Neither merging nor automating builds has a lot to do with MSBuild. You'd need ILMerge and, say, CruiseControl.NET.

Hans Passant 2010-08-09 18:12:15

so I'm barking up the wrong tree? What does MSBuild provide then?

Firoso 2010-08-09 18:37:31

I'd say you'll need a fair knowledge of msbuild if you want to automate ILmerging and get the most out of automated builds.

nos 2010-08-09 21:01:29

He doesn't want to read a book, that's out.

Hans Passant 2010-08-09 22:04:23

@Hans Passant - I said not JUST books, I'm including e-books, articles, and webcasts.

Firoso 2010-08-09 23:06:48

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Have you looked at the online docs?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd393574.aspx

Brian 2010-08-09 22:29:23

I use the docs previously mentioned, but they weren't really helpful to learn MSBuild. For that, I turned to "Inside the Microsoft Build Engine: Using MSBuild and Team Foundation Build". After reading it and learning all the MSBuild concepts, I now use the MSBuild doc's as a reference. They finally make sense.

splattered bits 2010-08-13 02:17:25

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