MSBuild Sample Code Demonstrating How to Target 1.1 Framework with VS Whidbey Beta 2

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<Project
DefaultTargets="Build"
xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">

 <!--
These two property groups inform VS that there is a Platform called .NET 1.1.
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<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|.NET 1.1' ">
<DebugSymbols Condition="'$(DebugSymbols)'==''">true</DebugSymbols>
<DebugType Condition="'$(DebugType)'==''">full</DebugType>
<Optimize Condition="'$(Optimize)'==''">false</Optimize>
<OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'==''">bin\.NET 1.1\Debug\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants Condition="'$(DefineConstants)'==''">DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);TARGETTING_FX_1_1</DefineConstants>
<ErrorReport></ErrorReport>
<WarningLevel Condition="'$(WarningLevel)'==''">4</WarningLevel>
<UseHostCompilerIfAvailable>false</UseHostCompilerIfAvailable>
<CscToolPath>$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322</CscToolPath>
<TargetFrameworkVersion>v1.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
</PropertyGroup>

 <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|.NET 1.1' ">
<DebugType Condition="'$(DebugType)'==''">pdbonly</DebugType>
<Optimize Condition="'$(Optimize)'==''">true</Optimize>
<OutputPath Condition="'$(OutputPath)'==''">bin\.NET 1.1\Release\</OutputPath>
<DefineConstants Condition="'$(DefineConstants)'==''">TRACE</DefineConstants>
<DefineConstants>$(DefineConstants);TARGETTING_FX_1_1</DefineConstants>
<ErrorReport></ErrorReport>
<WarningLevel Condition="'$(WarningLevel)'==''">4</WarningLevel>
<UseHostCompilerIfAvailable>false</UseHostCompilerIfAvailable>
<CscToolPath>$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322</CscToolPath>
<TargetFrameworkVersion>v1.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
</PropertyGroup>

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Import the standard C# targets
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<Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />

 <!--
Now that the standard targets have been brought in. Override some properties
and items it created.
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<PropertyGroup>
<AvailablePlatforms>$(AvailablePlatforms),.NET 1.1</AvailablePlatforms>

  <AssemblySearchPaths Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '.NET 1.1' ">
{CandidateAssemblyFiles};
$(ReferencePath);
{HintPathFromItem};
{TargetFrameworkDirectory};
{AssemblyFolders};
$(OutputPath);
{GAC}
</AssemblySearchPaths>

  <TargetFrameworkDirectory Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '.NET 1.1'">
$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322
</TargetFrameworkDirectory>

 </PropertyGroup>

 <ItemGroup Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '.NET 1.1'">
<TargetFrameworkDirectoryItem Include="$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322">
<InProject>false</InProject>
</TargetFrameworkDirectoryItem>
</ItemGroup>

 <!--
Override this target from Microsoft.Common.Targets so that we can supply our own
value for $(TargetFrameworkDirectory). This controls where assembly resolution
logic finds FX assemblies.
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<Target
Name="GetFrameworkPaths"
DependsOnTargets="$(GetFrameworkPathsDependsOn)">

  <!-- Get the path to the target .NET framework directory. -->
<GetFrameworkPath
Condition=" '$(Platform)' != '.NET 1.1' ">
<Output TaskParameter="Path" PropertyName="TargetFrameworkDirectory"/>
<Output TaskParameter="Path" ItemName="TargetFrameworkDirectoryItem"/>
</GetFrameworkPath>

  <!-- Get the path to the target .NET framework SDK directory. -->
<GetFrameworkSDKPath
Condition=" '$(Platform)' != '.NET 1.1' ">
<Output TaskParameter="Path" PropertyName="TargetFrameworkSDKDirectory"/>
<Output TaskParameter="Path" ItemName="TargetFrameworkSDKDirectoryItem"/>
</GetFrameworkSDKPath>

 </Target>

 <!--
For 1.1 builds, intercept the call to CorResGen target (which generates 2.0 resources) and
slip in a call to our own CoreResGen_1_1.

Handily, the devices version of the ResGen task is able to call the 1.1 version of
ResGen directly.
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<UsingTask TaskName="CFResGen" AssemblyFile="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CompactFramework.Build.Tasks.dll" />
<PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Platform)' == '.NET 1.1'">
<ResGenDependsOn>ResolveAssemblyReferences;BeforeResGen;CoreResGen_1_1;AfterResGen</ResGenDependsOn>
</PropertyGroup>
<Target
Name="CoreResGen_1_1"
DependsOnTargets="$(CoreResGenDependsOn)">

<CFResGen
Condition = " <'@(ResxWithNoCulture)'> != ''"
Sources = "@(ResxWithNoCulture)"
UseSourcePath = "$(UseSourcePath)"
StateFile = "$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(MSBuildProjectFile).CrossCompileResGen.Cache"
OutputResources = "@(ManifestResourceWithNoCultureName->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Identity).resources')"
>
<!-- Appending to 'FilesWritten' list lets us be part of Clean and Incremental Clean. -->
<Output TaskParameter = "FilesWritten" ItemName="FileWrites"/>
<Output TaskParameter = "OutputResources" ItemName="ManifestResourceWithNoCulture"/>
</CFResGen>

  <CFResGen
Condition = " <'@(ResxWithCulture)'> != ''"
Sources = "@(ResxWithCulture)"
UseSourcePath = "$(UseSourcePath)"
StateFile = "$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(MSBuildProjectFile).CrossCompileResGen.Cache"
OutputResources = "@(ManifestResourceWithCultureName->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Identity).resources')"
>
<!-- Appending to 'FilesWritten' list lets us be part of Clean and Incremental Clean. -->
<Output TaskParameter = "FilesWritten" ItemName="FileWrites"/>
<Output TaskParameter = "OutputResources" ItemName="ManifestResourceWithCulture"/>

</CFResGen>
</Target>

</Project>

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 22, 2005
  Jomo Fisher – A while back, I posted a sample that showed how to target the .NET 1.1 runtime with MSBuild....
• Anonymous
  April 29, 2005
  On the off-chance, is it possible to show how this would be adapted to target Mono's framework (of some given version)?
  
  Does this targetting prevent taking advantage of Custom Build Providers available in ASP.NET 2.0? (and do they respect this targetting?)
• Anonymous
  January 03, 2006
  I have c++ Managed Extentions project written as framework 1.1 assmebly and i want to be able create it using VS2005.
  do u have any clue about it?
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  February 08, 2006
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  February 08, 2006
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• Anonymous
  May 08, 2006
  I was recently asked if it was possible to utilise Compact Framework 1.1 with VS2005.&amp;nbsp; I recollected...
• Anonymous
  August 24, 2006
  You already can develop web services applications for CRM V3.0 using Visual Studio(VS) 2003 or 2005 (or...
• Anonymous
  December 03, 2007
  This works great for VS2005.  I do have a question.  Do you know if it is possible to implement this kind of thing for VS2008?  It appears as though the MSBuild task framework is completely different in VS2008 and the resource generation no longer works.