Several useful msbuild tasks.
| Task | Description |
|---|---|
| CreateChangelogEntry | Given a Changelog file, this task will add an entry to the debian changelog. |
| CreateReleaseNotesHtml | Given a markdown-style changelog file, this class will generate a release notes HTML file. |
| StampChangelogFileWithVersion | Replaces the first line in a markdown-style Changelog/Release file with the version and date. |
| SetReleaseNotesProperty | Given a markdown-style changelog file, this class will set a property to the changes mentioned in the topmost release. |
| Task | Description |
|---|---|
| Archive | Create a tar archive from a set of files. |
| CpuArchitecture | Return the CPU architecture of the current system. |
| DownloadFile | Download a file from a web address. |
| FileUpdate | Replace text in a file by regular expression, optionally substituting the current date. |
| MakePot | Generate a gettext POT template from strings in C# and XML files. |
| MakeWixForDirTree | Generate a WiX fragment describing the files in a directory tree. |
| NormalizeLocales | Drops country code from directories and filenames to help work with Crowdin |
| NUnit | Run NUnit (v2) on a test assembly. |
| NUnit3 | Run NUnit3 on a test assembly. |
| Split | Split a string on a delimiter and return one of the parts. |
| StampAssemblies | Write version numbers into AssemblyInfo source files. |
| UnixName | Determine the Unix Name of the operating system executing the build. |
| UpdateBuildTypeFile | Set the build type in a source file's version-type enum. |
| Task | Description |
|---|---|
| S3BuildPublisher | Publish a set of files to an S3 bucket. |
Install the latest .NET SDK from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download .
Build and run tests:
dotnet pack --configuration Release SIL.ReleaseTasks.Dogfood/SIL.ReleaseTasks.Dogfood.csproj
dotnet test- Run the Pack build command from inside Visual Studio on the SIL.ReleaseTasks.Dogfood project
- Run the Pack build command from inside Visual Studio on the SIL.BuildTasks project
- Install the package from the output folder into your local Nuget source e.g.
nuget.exe add output/Debug/SIL.BuildTasks.3.3.0.nupkg -Source /c/Repositories/DevelopmentPackages/