Background:
What i'm trying to do is to customize the build procedure for my project in the VS2008 IDE based on the set of configuration i need at a given point of time.
My project has some conditional methods e.g.[Conditional("FULLFEATURE")] or [Conditional("LESSFEATURE")] which execute only when i mention the FULLFEATURE or LESSFEATURE conditional compilation symbol in the Build project properties.
This approach is laborious as each time when i have to compile through the (VSNET IDE) i have to manually add a compilation symbol depending on my requirement.
Question
Is there a way where in i can avoid this ( maintain two different copies of project for each feature, No i don't want this approach) ?
Is there a way through the configuration manager wherein i can just select one amongst
FULLFEATURE --> Debug ---> x86
FULLFEATURE --> Debug ---> AnyCPU
FULLFEATURE --> Release ---> x86
FULLFEATURE --> Release ---> AnyCPU
LESSFEATURE --> Debug ---> x86
LESSFEATURE--> Debug ---> AnyCPU
LESSFEATURE--> Release ---> x86
LESSFEATURE--> Release ---> AnyCPU
to build in whatever configuration i need. I know this approach is going to get nasty if i have more number of conditional compilation symbols. But here i am ..
Any suggestions most welcome
Cheers
Build + Configuration Manager. Use the upper left combobox labelled "Active solution configuration" and select New.... Type a new name. Project + Properties, Build tab and set your conditional. Each configuration will now have its own conditionals.
You now simply switch between configurations with the configuration selector on the toolbar and build/debug as needed.