dotnet build
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dotnet build

Builds a .NET Core/Framework/Standard project using dotnet build.

Script usage:

DotNet::Build(
	Project: <text>,
	[Configuration: <text>],
	[PackageSource: <text>],
	[Framework: <text>],
	[Runtime: <text>],
	[Output: <text>],
	[ForceDependencyResolution: <true/false>],
	[Verbosity: <integer>],
	[AdditionalArguments: <text>],
	[DotNetPath: <text>]
);

Arguments:

NameFormatScript UsageUsage Notes
☆ Project path (default)
text
Project
This must be the path to either a project file, solution file, or a directory containing a project or solution file. This argument is required.
Configuration
text
Configuration
Package source
text
PackageSource
If specified, this NuGet package source will be used to restore packages when building.
Framework
text
Framework
For building multiple target frameworks at once, leave this field blank and also leave "Output" blank.
Runtime
text
Runtime
Output
text
Output
Specifies an output directory for the build. This is only valid if "Framework" is also specified.
Force dependency resolution
true/false
ForceDependencyResolution
Verbosity
integer
Verbosity
Additional arguments
text
AdditionalArguments
dotnet path
text
DotNetPath
Full path of dotnet.exe (or dotnet on Linux). This is usually C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe on Windows. If no value is supplied, the operation will default to %PROGRAMFILES%\dotnet\dotnet.exe for Windows and dotnet (from the path) on Linux.

Note: This operation requires .NET Core build tools v2.0+ to be installed on the server.

Example:

# Build ~\src\MyProject.csproj with Release configuration, restoring NuGet packages from the InternalNuGet source
DotNet::Build ~\src\MyProject.csproj
(
    Configuration: Release,
    PackageSource: InternalNuGet
);

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