MSBuild: How to build web deploy package for Web Deployment Projects (VS2010)?

visual-studio-2010 msbuild webdeploy

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Solution 1

I answer on my one question. So after a lot of googling and 2 days of investigation it finally works.

Brief how to:

I created Configuration = QA (based on Debug configuration) for Solution via Configuration Manager.

Important: I removed 'Platform' parameter for QA Configuration. I couldn't build package until I did it. (My dev computer is Win7-x64, and I'm not not sure would be this step necessary for x86. But my build server Win2008-x86 forks fine with this modification.) This is QA Configuration section from my .wdproj

<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'QA' ">
<DebugSymbols>True</DebugSymbols>
<OutputPath>QA\</OutputPath>
<EnableUpdateable>true</EnableUpdateable>
<UseMerge>true</UseMerge>
<SingleAssemblyName>
</SingleAssemblyName>
<UseWebConfigReplacement>false</UseWebConfigReplacement>
<DeleteAppDataFolder>true</DeleteAppDataFolder>
<TargetFrameworkVersion>v3.5</TargetFrameworkVersion>
<ExcludeApp_Data>true</ExcludeApp_Data>
</PropertyGroup>

I build and package .wbproj file with the following command:

msbuild WebSite.Deploy.wdproj /t:Build;Package /p:Configuration=QA

For information: If you need you can use standard Web Publishing parameters (e.g. ExcludeApp_Data, DeployIisAppPath etc.) in the QA configuration section.

Solution 2

Try

MSBuild YourProject.csproj /T:Package

That should generate a deployment package. This page, How to: Use MSBuild to Create a Web Package might give a bit more information, but not much.

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Updated on May 25, 2022

Comments

Roman Podlinov almost 2 years

I migrated a Web Site project (with Web Deployment project) from VS2008 to VS2010. Now I can make "Build Deployment Package" for Web Deployment Project in VS2010 and it works great! But I can't find a way how to do the same via MSBuild.
Roman Podlinov about 13 years

I do not have .csproj. The site is a Web Site project and doesn't have project file at all (That's why I use a Web Deployment project). The web deployment project has extension .wdproj and do not understand Target=Package
Zach Bonham about 13 years

ahh, i missed that even though its right there in your question. I don't have any experience with web site projects and based on the comments from ScottGu's blog, it doesn't look like its supported? Thats kind of old, so I don't know how relative it is. weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/07/29/…
Roman Podlinov about 13 years

I found out that Web Deploy has Target=Package, but it didn't work for me until I made change #2 (see my answer).