VCBUILD Command Line

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The VCBUILD tool uses the following command line syntax to build Visual C++ projects and solutions.

VCBUILD [options] [project | solution] [config | $ALL]

Flags

  • options
    Build options. For more information, see VCBUILD Options.

    VCBUILD also reads options from the VCBUILD_DEFAULT_OPTIONS environment variable.

  • project
    The name of a project file.

    If the project parameter is not specified and only one .vcproj file is in the directory, the project specified by the .vcproj file is built.

  • solution
    The name of a solution file.

  • config
    The name of a project configuration to build; for example, DEBUG.

    If no configuration is specified, and the VCBUILD_DEFAULT_CFG environment variable is set, the configuration it specifies is built. If it is not set, all configurations are built.

  • $ALL
    A symbolic name that means build all configurations.

Remarks

To cancel the build process, press CTRL+C or CTRL+BREAK.

See Also

Other Resources

VCBUILD Reference