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I think you've got this all wrong. Building Windows apps on Windows is really simple as long as you do it the Windows way instead of trying to cobble together a
by ufmace 5y ago
I think you've got this all wrong. Building Windows apps on Windows is really simple as long as you do it the Windows way instead of trying to cobble together a way to make it as much like the Unix way as you can. Abandon all thoughts of using a CLI for any part of the build process, install Visual Studio, and build with it using the default starter projects. It will just work.
You're right that the CLI is an afterthought. So stop using it. If you want to build Windows apps, you've got to do it the Windows way, or it'll be a world of pain.
- pjc50 5y agoYou do need a CLI to do CI, which is necessarily headless. The toolset you need for this is the "Visual Studio (year) Build Tools". https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2019buildtools https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/visualstudio2019bu... MSBuild isn't _that_ bad once you learn its terminology. Get the msbinlog viewer, an absolute hidden gem of a diagnostic tool. https://msbuildlog.com/ https://msbuildlog.com/