The ASP.NET 2.0 compiler Precompiler action allows you to precompile compile ASP.NET 2.0 applications before deployment.
Precompiling has two main advantages:
- The ASP application does not need to be compiled when first accessed.
- By deploying only compiled ASP applications, the ASPX source files do not need to be in the IIS virtual directories.
User Interface
Compiler Options
Application Path
There are three ways to specify the path to your ASP.NET Application:
IIS Virtual Path Andamp; Physical Directory Determined virtual path with physical directory determined by IIS
The application will be located by using the IIS metabase and the default website. The physical (local) folder will be determined via the IIS metabase.
IIS Virtual Path Andamp; 'Use Physical Directory'virtual path and use physical directory
The application will be compiled from the specified physical (local) directory, but as if it was installed at the IIS virtual directory given by the path. This is useful if you want to compile your ASP.NET application from one (offline) directory, but deploy the assemblies in another directory.
Full IIS Metabase Pathmetabase path
The application will be located by using a full IIS metabase path. The physical (local) folder will be determined via the IIS metabase.
Framework Version
Framework version
Use default Framework version (vX.X) / Use vX.X
Allows the selection of Specify the .NET framework version that you want to compile withto use for NGen. The ASPminimum is .NET 2.0 Compiler action requires .NET 2.0.v2.0.
Use 64-bit tools
This options specifies as whether to force the usage of 64-bit tools on a 64-bit system or not. As FinalBuilder is currently a 32-bit application it will default to running the 32-bit version on a 64-bit system. Check this option if you require the 64-bit version to be run.
Starting Directory
Starting Directory
Target
Target Output Directory
Compile the application in-place
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Fully rebuild target application
: All sources will be rebuilt, not just those which have changed.
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Create updatable application
: The compiled application will be updatable.
Overwrite the target directory
: If the target directory already exists, its contents will be overwritten.
Emit debug information
: The compiler will emit debug information to the log during the compile process.
Use fixed names for compiled assemblies
: The compiled assemblies will be given fixed names.
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The compiled application assembly can be signed with a strong name from a key file or key container. If using a key container, the application can be set to allow partially trusted callers or to not fully sign the compiled assembly.
Show error stack if fails to compile