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Visual Studio Build Definition - How to add additional (dll) files to build?

We have an asp.net c# web site in team foundation server. Our project includes a number of 3rd party dll's, that are located under bin/ folders of all developers. We are trying to adapt a build strategy, by using build definitions in tfs.

We tried to build the project in a different server than a develeoper computer, and the build failed, since these dll's do not exist there.

My question is; how do we put those dll's to build definition?

Hope I made myself clear, since we are apparently novices in tfs build services :)

Thank you all.

Solution

  • Thank you for your answers. Actually, we studied on it further and found a solution as follows:

    • Put dll's into _bin_deployableAssemblies folder under web application (name of this folder is important)
    • In the MSBuild Arguments part of the build definition, add /p:ReferencePath=""

    That solved the problem. Thank you again in advance.