I'm trying to make Visual Studio precompile my ASP.NET application that will be deployed on Azure. I've added the following to my .csproj file:
<Target Name="AfterBuild">
<Message Text="Starting AspNetCompiler for $(ProjectDir)" Importance="high" />
<AspNetCompiler
VirtualPath="/"
PhysicalPath="$(ProjectDir)"
/>
</Target>
Now when I ask Visual Studio to prepare a service package the following appears in the build output:
Starting AspNetCompiler for [PathToMyProject]
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_compiler.exe -v / -p [PathToMyProject]
If I plant an error in any of the view files that error is identified and breaks the build so clearly the precompilation is perfomed.
Yet I don't see any new .NET assemblies anywhere in the results.
How do I make ASP.NET compiler create the .NET assemblies for the views?