Build solution programmatically with its solution configuration

Question

I have a function to build a big solution (100+ projects)

public static bool BuildSolution()
{
    bool result = false;
    try
    {
        string solutionPath = @"C:\path\to\my\solution.sln";

        ProjectCollection pc = new ProjectCollection();

        Dictionary<string, string> GlobalProperty = new Dictionary<string, string>();
        GlobalProperty.Add("Configuration", "Debug");
        GlobalProperty.Add("Platform", "Any CPU");
        GlobalProperty.Add("OutputPath", @"bin\Debug\");

        BuildParameters bp = new BuildParameters(pc);
        BuildRequestData BuidlRequest = new BuildRequestData(solutionPath, GlobalProperty, "4.0", new string[] { "Build" },null);
        BuildResult buildResult = BuildManager.DefaultBuildManager.Build(bp, BuidlRequest);

        if (buildResult.OverallResult == BuildResultCode.Success)
        {
            result = true;
        }
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Build Failed: " + e.ToString());
    }
    return result;          
}

Is there a way to use the solution configuration set within visual studio to prevent some project to be builded?

changes made on this form does not affect the .sln file and so my function keep build everything

Answer 1

You can create a new solution configuration using the configuration manager. In this new configuration you can only select the projects you need to build.

And for building using this configuration, you can change your program as

GlobalProperty.Add("Configuration", "NewConfigurationName");

Hope this is what you are looking for!!!