The DotNet Build action is used to build .Net Core projects
DotNet Build
Name
A friendly name for this action (will be displayed in the actions workflow area).
Enabled
Determines if this action will be run within the relevant stage.
Project Path
Path to project file or folder. If a folder is specified, the folder will be searched for a file that has a file extension that ends in `proj`. Defaults to the workspace folder.
Working Folder
The working folder while running the command line. This defaults to the workspace folder.
Output Directory
The path to the folder in which to place the build binaries. Relative paths will be anchored to the workspace folder.
Using
The Using drop down is populated with any property collector whose namespace matches the pattern defined by the DotNet CLI Actions. The pattern for this action is ^DotNet.Cli.*
If you create a property collector for this action, make sure you select the Path Finder PlugIn type and give it a name that will match the pattern above in blue.
For more in-depth explanations on property collectors see Property Collectors.
Alternatively, you can select the Custom option from the Using drop down list and specify a path in the resulting input field that will be displayed. Please read Why it's a good idea to use a property collector before using this option.
Settings
Configuration
The configuration under which to build. This defaults to "Debug" if left empty.
Framework
The name of the framework to compile for. The framework must also be defined in the project.json file.
Runtime
Target runtime identifier to build for.
Version Suffix
This can be used to replace a wildcard * in the version field in the project.json file. The format follows NuGet's version guidelines.
Additional Arguments
Additional Arguments
Use this to specify additional MSBuild command line arguments and properties. Note that these will placed at the end of the command line and will override any other matching settings.
Options
No incremental compilation
Tick this checkbox to mark the build as unsafe for incremental build. This turns off incremental compilation and forces a clean rebuild of the project dependency graph.
No dependencies
Tick this checkbox to ignore project-to-project references and only build the root project specified to build.
Log standard output
If this is ticked, the command line output is written to the build log.
Verbosity
The amount of information detail to display in the build log.
Timeout (in seconds)
How long to wait for the action to finish running before timing out. Leaving this blank (or zero) will default to 86400 seconds (24 hours).
Treat failure as warning
Tick to continue build on failure marking the action with a warning status.
Environment
Multiple environment variables can be defined - one per line. These are set before the DotNet Build command line is run.
Log environment variables
If this is ticked, environment variable values are written to the build log.
Generate system environment variables
Tick this checkbox to set up a list of new environment variables prefixed with 'ContinuaCI.' for all current system expression objects and variables.