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So if I compiled my C# applications from the command line using a project file which I wrote from scratch in an XML editor, would that suddenly give me a better

• rbanffy 16y ago
  You are confusing cause with effect. If you did understand what is going on in your build process, you could write a makefile for it. Since you don't, you can't. It has absolutely nothing to do with command lines or XML editors (and, while we are at it, if your answer is using XML, you are asking the wrong question). And the C# build process is very simple. It should be easy to understand.
  • georgieporgie 16y ago
    > If you did understand what is going on in your build process, you could write a makefile for it Okay, your premise seems to be: 1) Understanding your build process means you can write a makefile for it. This is only true if you know how to write a makefile. i.e. makefile syntax and the specifics of your toolchain. 2) Conversely, if you can't write a makefile, you don't understand your build process. This is false, because I can't write a makefile since I don't know makefile syntax. I most assuredly do understand my build process, though. Correct me if I've misunderstood you.
    • rbanffy 16y ago
      One can learn the syntax of standard make Makefiles in about two minutes, without cracking open the manpage for that. It does not follow that if you don't know how to write a makefile for your toolchain the necessarily you don't understand your build process. But, if you can't write it after you understand its syntax, then you are pretty much doomed.