I have a C# project that uses the Project Dependencies in a sln file to make sure that the build order is correct.
So I have in my sln file that ProjectB depends on ProjectA.
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "ProjectB", "ProjectB.csproj", "{E24EAC46-1563-4E73-9411-3F9D2645F77C}"
ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
{4A7D6720-4AA1-4F0B-A796-A0436DB3D7D7} = {4A7D6720-4AA1-4F0B-A796-A0436DB3D7D7}
EndProjectSection
EndProject
ProjectA has some content that is set to CopyIfNewer.
When I build this with Visual studio, ProjectA goes to its own bin folder and ProjectB goes to its own bin folder.
But when I build it with MSBuild, the content of ProjectA somehow appears in the output folder in ProjectB as well!
The build log shows that [ProjectB.csproj] _CopyOutOfDateSourceItemsToOutputDirectory copies the files over.
My question is: How can I tell MSBuild that the files do not belong to that project and don't have to be copied?
As a workaround I added ProjectA as a ProjectReference with <Private>False</Private> and that seems to work, but it is not my desired solution.
I think that the workaround you have described is currently the best solution you can find today.
As a workaround I added ProjectA as a ProjectReference with False and that seems to work, but it is not my desired solution.