VEBuild.Msvc 1.0.3

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package VEBuild.Msvc --version 1.0.3
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package VEBuild.Msvc -Version 1.0.3
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="VEBuild.Msvc" Version="1.0.3" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="VEBuild.Msvc" Version="1.0.3" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="VEBuild.Msvc" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add VEBuild.Msvc --version 1.0.3
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: VEBuild.Msvc, 1.0.3"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package VEBuild.Msvc@1.0.3
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=VEBuild.Msvc&version=1.0.3
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=VEBuild.Msvc&version=1.0.3
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

ve.build.msvc

🚀 STATUS: v1.0.0 RC. The "All-in-One" MSVC Toolchain for VEBuild.

ve.build.msvc is a meta-package that aggregates all necessary components to build C++ projects on Windows using the Microsoft Visual C++ toolchain.

Instead of installing and configuring the compiler, linker, and project generator separately, this package provides a single entry point to set up a complete production-ready environment.

📦 What's Included?

Installing this package automatically pulls in the following dependencies:

Package Role Description
ve.build.cpp.msvc Compiler Provides cl.exe support, C++20 Modules scanning, and flag translation.
ve.build.link.msvc Linker Provides link.exe / lib.exe support and Windows SDK discovery.
ve.build.vcxprojgenerator Generator Enables generation of Visual Studio 2022 solutions (.sln) and projects (.vcxproj).

📦 Installation

This is usually the only package you need to reference for Windows development.

dotnet add package ve.build.msvc

⚡ Usage

This package exposes the .useMsvcToolchain() extension method on the HostBuilder.

One-Liner Setup

using ve.build.core;
using ve.build.msvc; // Import this namespace

return await new HostBuilder()
    .project("my_app", p => p
        .Type(ProjectType.EXE)
        .Sources("src")
    )
    
    // 👇 Magic happens here
    // Registers Compiler, Linker, and VS Generator in one go.
    .useMsvcToolchain()
    
    .build()
    .run(args);

⚙️ What .useMsvcToolchain() does

When you call this method, it performs the following registration steps internally:

  1. Registers MsvcTool: Sets up the C++ compiler provider (implementation of ICppTool).
  2. Registers MsvcLinker: Sets up the Linker/Librarian provider (implementation of ILinkTool) with auto-discovery of Windows SDK paths.
  3. Registers VcxprojGenerator: Sets up the Project Generator, enabling the dotnet run -- generate command.

This ensures that your build script can:

  • Compile code (dotnet run -- build)
  • Link executables
  • Generate IDE files (dotnet run -- generate)

...without any additional configuration code.

📝 Requirements

  • OS: Windows x64/ARM64.
  • Software: Visual Studio 2022 (Community/Pro/Ent) or Build Tools for Visual Studio 2022.
  • Workload: "Desktop development with C++".

License

© 2025 VassalStudio. All rights reserved.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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