SyntaxFix

[msbuild] Getting msbuild.exe without installing Visual Studio

It used to be installed with the .NET framework. MsBuild v12.0 (2013) is now bundled as a stand-alone utility and has it's own installer.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=40760

To reference the location of MsBuild.exe from within an MsBuild script, use the default $(MsBuildToolsPath) property.

Examples related to msbuild

• How can I install the VS2017 version of msbuild on a build server without installing the IDE? • The default XML namespace of the project must be the MSBuild XML namespace • The CodeDom provider type "Microsoft.CodeDom.Providers.DotNetCompilerPlatform.CSharpCodeProvider" could not be located • Visual Studio 2013 error MS8020 Build tools v140 cannot be found • Getting msbuild.exe without installing Visual Studio • Found conflicts between different versions of the same dependent assembly that could not be resolved • This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer • NuGet auto package restore does not work with MSBuild • The builds tools for v120 (Platform Toolset = 'v120') cannot be found • error LNK2038: mismatch detected for '_MSC_VER': value '1600' doesn't match value '1700' in CppFile1.obj