C# in VS2005: Can a device project target both ful

Question

We're developing with Compact Framework for a device under Visual Studio 2005. However we want to make an emulated version of the software as well, running at the PC (preferably selectable via a Build Configuration).

It seems however that the .vsproj file is specific for devices; there is no way to use the full .NET framework for example by just changing the target.

Is there any way around this? I suppose we can run the compact framework on the PC, but still the project can't target for example an ARM processor or else I assume the JIT compiler will generate unusable code for the PC?

Answer 1

I have a related issue in some open-source code that I maintain; I have separate project files, but to reduce maintenance, I use a hand-crafted project file that automatically includes all *.cs files in the project tree:

<ItemGroup>
  <Compile Include="..\protobuf-net\**\*.cs" />
</ItemGroup>

This way, I don't have to keep remembering to add files to the other build scripts - although I do need to be religious about deleting obsolete files (not just removing them from the project).