How To Debug MSBuild Projects And Tasks

How To Debug MSBuild Projects And Tasks

Almost everyone customize their MsBuild scripts for the company needs.

But some times because those customization you spend a lot of time try to make this script works as you want.

There is no easy way to debug those MSBuild script / Tasks and here is a list of links to help you accomplish this:

published by - Buck Hodges - Debug your build with MSBuild Sidekick v2.3

Powerful MSBuild projects debugger with extended functionality: step through mode, visual representation of build process on a debug diagram, breakpoints, viewing of project Property/Item values on every debug step.

User-friendly editors for MSBuild Extension Pack tasks. Online help for those tasks is available right in the Help window.

Cancel build feature allows to interrupt build process at any time.

Project element inner XML is editable.

Price : 55$ - 450$

published by - SAYED IBRAHIM HASHIMI - How to debug MSBuild tasks

A very good guide to help you Debug MSBuildTasks using Visual Studio and couple of free Tasks available there.

Price: Free

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And the last one is by raising the verbosity using MSBuild command line referense

For example : /verbosity:level

The available verbosity levels are q[uiet], m[inimal], n[ormal], d[etailed], and diag[nostic]. /v is also acceptable.

For example:

msbuild /v:diag