c# - How do can I programmatically automate the comparison of Visual Studio Solution Files? -

c# - How do can I programmatically automate the comparison of Visual Studio Solution Files? -

we have solution file contains multiple solutions since have lot of developers working on various parts of our application.

developers update individual solutions won't update main solution file. have automated process during our daily build compare main solution each individual solution gets built properly.

i've been looking @ msbuild framework dte/dte2 object model options automate. need downwards project level of solution file create sure projects nowadays in main solution file in each kid solution.

i've been playing around illustration on site asks question: is possibile utilize msbuild api parse solution , project configuration?

one of issues i'm running using dte/dte2 automation when executing code in console application console window popping up, notification in windows scheme tray "new extensions available download".

are there other ways of automating comparison?

had same problem. took slntools, , added functionality in there combine several solutions single combined.sln.

note: beware way, solutions can start have weird dependencies, , in general it's not way partition big project. consider breaking big project multiple independent ones, clear apis between them (we're doing @ great cost).

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