Questions tagged [vcproj]

vcproj is an XML based file used by Visual Studio and contains compilation information.

vcproj is an XML based file used by Visual Studio and contains compilation information. It's part of every visual studio project.

What are .sln and .vcproj files, and what do they contain?

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using visual studio command to copy files into outdir

In my project under "Resource Files" I have some properties files that I'd like to be copied to the output directory. The idea is that I could just give my output directory to someone else and they'd automatically read the properties files within…
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Using MrSID through vcpkg distribution of GDAL

my company uses GDAL with several additional dependencies. One of which is MrSID (the free reading SDK only). Until now we've been manually downloading and building our 3rd party dependencies, but we're really hoping to move as much of that as…
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Compile a remotely cpoied project in visual studio

I have got a project code containing the .sln and .vcproj files. The goal is to compile it on my system. For sure when I open .sln file in visual studio, due to the signatures of the path of the original system (where I obtained files) it would not…
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How to change the order of ProjectReference tag in vcproj or vcxproj?

I'm using MS Visual Studio 2019 to build a c++ project I have a solution and three projects in it one is for the executable and others are for the static libraries Now I want to change the order of linking the libraries for the executable And…
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how to call devenv to build some .vcproj with specific building macro in a solution (containing many .vcproj)?

all! There are many vc projects in my solution. i can call devenv.exe xxx.sln to build/rebuild all these projects together. Also i can right-click some specific project and rebuild it. My question: how to do the same thing of "right-click and…
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vcproj for an .exe without same-named .c?

Don't I need a xxx.c source within a .vcproj to make xxx.exe? (How) Could MSVC create a .exe without a same-named .c source file? Consider this .vcproj: it's creating winhugs.exe. The proj requires winhugs.h, which is in that folder, various other…
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C++ vcproj OutputDirectory macros

In vcproj file i have What is .\Release it is some kind of macros? In what settings is it indicated? How setup him?
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VCBuild: Unable to load Property sheet

VCBuild is failing to load a property sheet. How can I specify $(SolutionDir)? >vcbuild /logfile:log.txt /rebuild "./Project1/Project1.vcproj" The following error has occurred during XML parsing: File: ./Project1/Project1.vcproj Line: 26 Column:…
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Project Reference format in a vcproj file(vs2008)

Here I am again asking for help. Can anyone please show me a sample of a vcproj file with a project reference(not assembly reference) or could at least show me the format how is it written in the file. I have searched in the internet for samples but…
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Allowing developer-specific settings in VS2008 Native C++ projects

Is it possible to combine the following properties, and if so, how? Store in our version control system some Visual Studio 2008 native C++ (VCPROJ) project files for the developers in our team that use this IDE. Allow some of those developers to…
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How can multiple developers use the same vcproj files?

I'm working on a project with two other developers that's built on FireBreath. So far, I've been able to get things working perfectly on my machine, but we need to coordinate our development via Mercurial. So I pushed my files to the repository…
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How to Write Powershell Script for Removing Specific Tags in c# Project Files

I'm editing a Powershell script written by Owen Johnson on GitHub for migrating MSBuild-Integrated solutions to use Automatic Package Restore with Nuget. Here is the original migration script: ######################################## # Regex…
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How to set dll location for entire solution in Visual Studio?

I'm familiar with how to set the location for a .dll for a project in Visual Studio: Visual Studio: how to set path to dll?. But these methods only allow you to set the .dll path for a single project. My solution has many projects which need to…
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Consecutive build of VS2005 and VS2008 C++ projects causes LNK1104 error

I have VS2005 and VS2008 installed on the same machine. I also have a common codebase that I build using both '05 and '08. For this purpose, I have 2 VC projects.. A '08 project called XYZ_2008.vcproj and a '05 project called XYZ_2005.vcproj, and…
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Visual studio project compiles but solution doesn't (because of project)

I have a solution in Visual Studio 2008 with multiple projects. I'm using boost in one of them. I've included all the necessary directories and path etc. When I compile the project with that's using boost, it compiles perfectly. When I build the…
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