Build and publish web site project with VS 2012 and TFS 2010

Question

I am using VS 2012 and TFS 2010. I am trying to build a website project (NOT a web application project) and deploy it to a test web server.

When files get checked in, I want TFS to build the website and push it over to a test server (uncompiled).

I have found many posts indicating that I should use a web deployment project, but that doesn't seem to be an option for VS 2012. I also found that VS 2012 is supposed to have better support for website project deployment (.pubxml) which I can get to work great from inside Visual Studio, but the TFS 2010 build wants a project or solution file.

I am new to TFS so I may be missing something obvious here.

Answer 1

Solution from the OP :

I figured out my issue. There was a file create called website.publishproj that I needed to put into source control before turning on gated check-ins. I could then use that file for "Items to build". TFS is at least now attempting to build the website. It looks like I have some more configuration issues to get through.