Thursday, May 14, 2009

Visual Studio Tip - Build Selection

Have you ever had a solution that takes absolutely forever to build? Usually this happens when you have a setup project added. Setup projects take a lot longer to build then other projects. So, if you are regretting it every time you instinctivlely press Ctrl-Shift-B, this quick tip will help relieve a bit of your daily stress.

  1. In Visual Studio right click your solution in the Solution Explorer and select Configuration Manager.
  2. In Configuration Manager uncheck any boxes in the "Build" column that you do not want to build every time you build your solution.
  3. Click Close!
Thats it, now you can get back to pressing Ctrl-Shift-B subconciously every 5 seconds without getting frustrated with build times.

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