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Custom Build Step Property Page: General

For each combination of project configuration and target platform in your project, you can specify a custom step to be performed when the project is built.

UIElement List

Command Line
The command to be executed by the custom build step.

Description
A message that's displayed when the custom build step runs.

Outputs
The output file that the custom build step generates. This setting is required so that incremental builds work correctly.

Additional Dependencies
A semicolon-delimited list of any additional input files to use for the custom build step.

Execute After and Execute Before
These options define when the custom build step is run in the build process, relative to the listed targets. The most commonly listed targets are BuildGenerateSources, BuildCompile, and BuildLink, because they represent the major steps in the build process. Other often-listed targets are Midl, CLCompile, and Link.

Treat Output As Content
This option is only meaningful for Windows Store or Windows Phone apps, which include all content files in the .appx package.

To specify a custom build step

  1. On the menu bar, choose Project, Properties. For more information, see Working with Project Properties.

  2. In the Property Pages dialog box, navigate to the Configuration Properties, Custom Build Step, General page.

  3. Modify the settings.

See Also

Property Pages