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&gt;The key is tip #1. &nbsp;Rely on visual studio outputting the correct &gt;make file automatically. &nbsp;There is no command line way to get it &gt;to spit out the make file &quot;on demand&quot;. <br />
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I was hoping there was a way around this since the developers<br />
of the individual pieces typically don't use makefiles.<br />

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>The key is tip #1.  Rely on visual studio outputting the correct >make file automatically.  There is no command line way to get it >to spit out the make file "on demand".

I was hoping there was a way around this since the developers
of the individual pieces typically don't use makefiles.


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I had the same problem on a large system I was developing/leading.<br />
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Get all developers to check the Export option (not too much work for them) and keep to your defined directory structure.<br />
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Once I had this in place, we set up nightly builds, automated creation of installation images, and nightly auto tests. &nbsp;Developers soon saw the benefit of this...<br />

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I had the same problem on a large system I was developing/leading.

Get all developers to check the Export option (not too much work for them) and keep to your defined directory structure.

Once I had this in place, we set up nightly builds, automated creation of installation images, and nightly auto tests.  Developers soon saw the benefit of this...


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I would like to completely automate the build of many<br />
VC++ DevStudio projects. &nbsp;The &quot;Export Makefile&quot; command<br />
inside of DevStudio is great, but I want to completely<br />
automate with a batch file. &nbsp;Is there any way to create<br />
a makefile for a project from the command line?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Dave<br />

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I would like to completely automate the build of many
VC++ DevStudio projects.  The "Export Makefile" command
inside of DevStudio is great, but I want to completely
automate with a batch file.  Is there any way to create
a makefile for a project from the command line?

Thanks,
Dave


Export a Makefile from command line ?

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