How to build some project configurations with msbuild

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The gtest's msvc directory has the gtest project file, and opening it with Visual Studio enables me to select the build out of 8 configurations(gtest/gtest_main/gtest_prod_test/gtest_unittest x release/debug) with Batch Build.

How can I do the same thing with msbuild tool? For example, how can I tell msbuild to build gtest/Debug or gtest_unittest/Release?

See a good post with msbuild and devenv examples http://miteshsureja.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/how-to-build-solution-or-project-from.html — Michael Freidgeim, Nov 25 '12 at 11:52
You don't want to put the Solution in the question. Solutions should be put as an answer. — Mangs, Oct 20 '16 at 09:05

score 65 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 05 '14 at 13:21

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MSBuild projectfile /property:Configuration=Debug

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms171452%28v=vs.80%29.aspx

edited Jun 05 '14 at 13:21

gunr2171

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answered Jan 12 '11 at 14:16

Kyle Alons

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Or /p:Configuration=Debug – Ufuk Hacıoğulları Apr 08 '14 at 13:38
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You can also set the platform with `/property:Platform=Win32`. – Daniel Stevens Apr 12 '19 at 12:12

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 20 '16 at 12:39

Kyle Alons's answer works fine. When I run solution file that has four projects, it generates the release version of each project.

msbuild gtest-md.sln /property:Configuration=Release

I could run each project as follows, but the output names are based on solution name, so I need to modify to get correct results.

msbuild gtest-md.vcxproj /property:Configuration=Release

The solution was to specify target as follows.

msbuild gtest-md.sln /target:gtest-md /property:Configuration=Release

How to build some project configurations with msbuild

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