MSBuild输出目录

Question

I'm trying to get absolute control over the output of MSBuild. If I run:

msbuild project.msbuild

or:

msbuild project.msbuild /p:configuration=Debug

I will get the folder:

• Debug

If I run:

msbuild project.msbuild /p:configuration=Release

I will get the folder:

• Release

The output directory structure I want is the following:

• Win32\\Debug
• Win32\\Release
• x64\\Debug
• x64\\Release

I first tried OutputPath but nothing happened. Then I tried the following:

<OutDir>$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>

Now I get the compiled binaries in the specified folder but for some reason the old directory structure is created to contain the object files. So if I run:

msbuild project.msbuild

What I end up with is:

• Debug (contains object files)
• Win32\\Debug (contains binaries)

I want everything in the same folder, the one I specified, not the default MSBuild decides upon.

Answer 1

Object files are stored in 'Intermediate' directory. By specifying OutDir - you specify location of binaries. To specify location of .obj files you should additionally try specifying IntermediateOutputPath to the desired location of .obj files.

See reference, for example: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/kirillosenkov/2015/04/04/using-a-common-intermediate-and-output-directory-for-your-solution/