.Net Compact Framework 2.0: Deploying an app

Question

I was used to building on .Net Compact Framework 1.0 with VS 2003 where you had the option to "build CABs" for your project, which is handy because I am sending the app to a remote site.

Now this project was rebuilt with VS 2005 and I don't have this same "build CABs" option. Is the deployment model with VS 2005 just to send the contents of the bin\Release folder?

Answer 1

For VS 2005 I would add a Smart Device CAB project to the solution and create the CAB with that using the primary output of the original project.

The Smart Device CAB project can be found under Other Project Types/Setup and Deployment