Content Comparison

Field Name

Description

Target Solution File

The solution file to be built. (BuildConsole task)

Command Line

The command line to be executed and accelerated by IncrediBuild. (DevTools and Make & Build Tools tasks)

Build Type

The type of build to perform (BuildConsole task). Select either Build, Clean or Rebuild.

Configuration

Determines the solution’s platform|configuration to be built (e.g. Debug|Win32). Several comma-separated platform|configuration names can be specified: e.g. Debug|Win32,Release|Win32. (BuildConsole task)

Custom Configuration Preset

Determines the projects/configurations that will be built using a Preset previously saved in the Batch Build dialog.

• This option is useful when a complex combination of projects and configurations is required or when you are building multiple configurations in parallel.
• The /Preset command option replaces both the /cfg and the /prj options.

(BuildConsole task)

Project

Determines a specific project to be built. By default, the dependencies of the project will be built as well. (BuildConsole task)

Do Not Build Dependencies for the Project

Builds only the specified project, ignoring any dependencies these projects may have. When used in conjunction with Clean, this cleans only the specified projects. When used in conjunction with /Rebuild, this rebuilds only the specified projects. (BuildConsole task)

Build all Projects Regardless of Errors

When this option is specified, a build will continue compiling regardless of specific projects failing to build. Normally, IncrediBuild stops the build when a project fails to build successfully. This option instructs IncrediBuild to continue building the remaining projects, regardless of previous projects failing to build. (BuildConsole task)

useEnv

Use PATH, INCLUDE, LIBPATH, and LIB environment variables instead of MS Visual C++ IDE paths. (BuildConsole task)

Add Parameters to cl.exe

Allows additional compiler options to be added to all executions of cl.exe. Enter one or more commands separated by a space character, as they would appear in the cl.exe command line (e.g. /O2 /FA). (BuildConsole task)

Remove Parameters from cl.exe

Specifies compiler options that will be removed from all executions of cl.exe. Enter one or more commands separated by a space character, as they would appear in the cl.exe command line. (e.g. /Z7 /Zd /Zi /ZI). (BuildConsole task)

Force Visual Studio Version

Forces a specific version of Visual Studio toolset to be used. This is especially helpful when working with upgraded projects, since Visual Studio sometimes uses the incorrect version to build a solution after it was upgraded. (BuildConsole task)

Use MSBuild instead of Devenv

Sets MSBuild as the parent build executer instead of devenv.  Use this if you are replacing an MSBuild build step with an IncrediBuild build step (this is very common to VSTS builds) or if you don’t have Visual Studio installed on the Initiator machine or if you need to pass arguments to MSBuild manually using the MsbuildArgs option. (BuildConsole task)

Arguments for MSBuild

Passes additional arguments to MSBuild when using the BuildConsole command's UseMsbuild switch. (BuildConsole task)

Profile.xml

The Profile XML file is usually used in the DevTools solution to define how IncrediBuild’s Automatic Interception Interface should handle the various processes involved in a distributed job. It can be used in Visual Studio or Make and Build tools  builds to provide configuration options for extending the default behavior of these solutions to distribute additional tasks. This file is required in order to configure distributable processes in DevTools builds.

Avoid Task Execution on Local Machine when Possible

Overrides the Agent Settings dialog “Avoid task execution on local machine when possible” option. This allows you to free-up more resources on the initiator machine and could be beneficial to distribution in scenarios where the initiating machine is bottlenecking the build with High CPU and disk usage.

Maximum CPUs to Utilize in the Build

Specifies the maximum number of remote cores to utilize in the build. Overrides the global max. CPUs/Cores specified in the Agent Settings.

Newest Allowed Helper Machine OS

Specifies the newest  operating system installed on a helper machine to be allowed to participate as helper in the build.

Oldest Allowed Helper Machine OS

Specifies the oldest operating system installed on a helper machine to be allowed to participate as helper in the build

Build Title

Specifies a custom header line which will be displayed in the beginning of the build output text. This title will also be used in the Build History, Build Monitor and the IncrediBuild dashboard.

Save IncrediBuild Monitor File

Writes a copy of the build progress (.ib_mon) file to the specified location.

• If only a folder name is given, IncrediBuild generates a GUID for the file name.
• A message containing the location of the saved .ib_mon file is added to the end of the build output.

Suppress STDOUT

Does not write anything to the standard output.

Output Log File

Writes the build output to a file.

Show Commands in Output

Shows, for each executed task, the command-line used by IncrediBuild to build the file.

Show Agents in Output

Shows the Agent used to execute each task.

Show Time in Output

Shows the start time and end time for each executed task.

Hide IncrediBuild Header in Output

Suppresses the IncrediBuild header in the build output.

Internal IncrediBuild Logging Level

Overrides the internal IncrediBuild logging level for this build. Does not affect output or any user accessible logging. Used mainly to troubleshoot issues with the assistance of IncrediBuild support.

Set an Environment Variable

Sets or overrides environment variables for the context of the build.

Stop On Errors

When specified, the execution will stop as soon as an error is encountered.  This is the default behavior in Visual Studio builds, but not the default for Make and Build tools or Dev Tools builds.

Additional Arguments

Allows you to add additional BuildConsole arguments manually. The value of this field will be concatenated to the end of the IncrediBuild command line.