UWP : Building UWP (or Windows) App from command line

How to build a UWP (or Windows App) from Command Line

Related Links –

1) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3892065/building-c-sharp-solutions-from-command-line-with-visual-studio-2010

2) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/498106/how-do-i-compile-a-visual-studio-project-from-the-command-line

3) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5669765/build-visual-studio-project-through-the-command-line

First Approach: Using MSBuild  [ <path to>msbuild.exe <path to>solution/project file ]

Initial Step: Clean the Project (You can also clean the project before Rebuilding the Project)

Example:  C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319>msbuild.exe "C:\Users\Saurabh\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\SimplyNote\SimplyNote.sln" /t:Clean /p:Configuration=Release

Clean Succeeds:

Step 1: Navigate to the folder where MSBuild resides (Refer Above links for more info)

Example:  

C:\WINDOWS>cd C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319

Step 2:  Now Build the project using MSBuild

Example:

 C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319>msbuild.exe "C:\Users\Saurabh\Do

cuments\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\SimplyNote\SimplyNote.sln"

Step 3: The Build succeeds.

Step 4: Rebuilding the application (Please Note: It’s better to clean the project before Rebuilding, Refer initials step for the same)

Rebuilding Started:

Example:  C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319>msbuild.exe "C:\Users\Saurabh\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\SimplyNote\SimplyNote.sln" /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release

Rebuilding Succeeded:

Other Examples:

•            MSBuild MyApp.sln /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release
•             MSBuild MyApp.csproj /t:Clean /p:Configuration=Debug;TargetFrameworkVersion=v3.5
•             C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319>msbuild.exe "C:\Users\Saurabh\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\SimplyNote\SimplyNote.sln" Configuration="Release"

 Second Approach :Using devenv (requires Visual Studio installed) [ devenv /build Release Solution.sln | devenv /build Debug Solution.sln ]

Step 1: Open the Visual Studio Developer Console/prompt.

Step 2: The Visual Studio Developer console/prompt opens.

Step 3: Use the devenv command to build the Solution(.sln) file. Make sure you give proper path to the solution file.

Example:    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0>devenv /build Release "C:\Users\Saurabh\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\SimplyNote\SimplyNote.sln"

Step 4: The Build Succeeds!!

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Hope that helps!!