I got a VS project with a post-build event with a command-line command that copies a file (.dll) to the bin target dir (debug or release). When I do a "Clean" on the project every thing is cleaned, but this file remains. Is there a way to ad post-clean events so I can delete this file also?
问题:
回答1:
You can edit the project file directly and add the target to the end of the file. BeforeClean
and AfterClean
are targets as explained here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/msbuild/how-to-extend-the-visual-studio-build-process?view=vs-2019
You should be able to put a Delete task in the target.
EDIT Just tested this (right-click project -> unload -> right click -> edit) and the following target is what you need:
<Target Name="AfterClean">
<Delete Files="$(TargetDir)\*.txt" />
</Target>
This works when you clean the project but not the solution - it works but not 100%.
回答2:
I've found that Leom Burke's answer using "Delete Files" doesn't work with wildcards and doesn't tell you that anything went wrong. Here's what i've done instead -
<Target Name="BeforeClean">
<Message Text="Cleaning other files..."/>
<Exec Command="del $(ProjectDir)css\*.* /F /Q"/>
<Exec Command="del $(ProjectDir)images\*.* /F /Q" />
<Exec Command="del $(ProjectDir)js\*.* /F /Q" />
<Exec Command="del $(ProjectDir)usercontrols\*.* /F /Q" />
<Exec Command="del $(ProjectDir)MasterPages\*.* /F /Q" />
<Exec Command="del $(ProjectDir)App_Data\TEMP\*.* /F /Q /S" />
<Exec Command="del $(ProjectDir)App_Data\Logs\*.* /F /Q /S" />
</Target>
I wrote the above to remove files in an umbraco solution so that when i do a diff with what's in source control, it doesn't confuse the snot out of me.
回答3:
You can do wildcards using built in Delete function.
<Target Name="AfterClean">
<ItemGroup>
<FilesToDelete Include="$(TargetDir)\*.txt"/>
</ItemGroup>
<Delete Files="@(FilesToDelete)" />
</Target>
回答4:
Hat tip to @scrat789 regarding AfterTargets.
For VS 2017, v15.6.0 Preview 2.0, I ended up with the following:
<Target Name="MyDistClean" AfterTargets="Clean">
<Message Text="Deleting wwwroot\dist files" Importance="high" />
<Delete Files="$(ProjectDir)\wwwroot\dist\*.*" ContinueOnError="true" />
</Target>
A few things:
- Notice I'm using a unique target name, MyDistClean. Specifying the name, AfterClean, did not work.
- It wasn't necessary to reload the csproj after editing in order to run/test the Clean task.
- Message importance is set high to avoid changing the MSBuild verbosity level mentioned here at SO: AfterClean Target Doesn't Get Invoked When I Clean The Project
- MyDistClean task was processed at both the solution and project scope.
Here's the task improved to obliterate the webpack dist directory upon Clean:
<Target Name="MyDistClean" AfterTargets="Clean">
<ItemGroup>
<DistDir Include="$(ProjectDir)wwwroot\dist" />
</ItemGroup>
<Message Text="Deleting @(DistDir)" Importance="high" />
<RemoveDir Directories="@(DistDir)" />
</Target>
回答5:
I think something changes with Visual Studio 2017.
Works with tag : AfterTargets="Clean"
<Target Name="AfterClean" AfterTargets="Clean">
<!-- Remove bin folder -->
<RemoveDir Directories="$(TargetDir)" />
<!-- Remove obj folder -->
<RemoveDir Directories="$(ProjectDir)$(BaseIntermediateOutputPath)" />
</Target>
回答6:
You can update the csproj file to specify a new target. You will have to this in a text editor.
Take a look at the documentation here : How to: Extend the Visual Studio Build Process.
You will have especially to change the <Target name='AfterClean'>