How to build csproj which has other dependent projects with some predefined configuration

Question

I have 4 dependent projects (.csproj) which need to be build first before this current project is built. I want to build dependent projects with some different configurations.

<ProjectReference Include="..\..\Database\Database.csproj">
      <Project>{1b760081-dd0b-4515-bebb-8495cb5edfa7}</Project>
      <Name>Database</Name>
    </ProjectReference>
    <ProjectReference Include="..\Common\Common.csproj">
      <Project>{14966c67-c28f-4db3-9e6c-f647236ecd34}</Project>
      <Name>Common</Name>

suppose i want to build database with prod-india.config and similarly common with prod-china.config how to do so i am using msbuild to exe to build it where i am passing the csporj of the main file along with the configuratuon

no i dont think so.. i dont care about the order i just want to build them with some configuration let say debug|AnyCpu... — Aditya Singh, Jan 21 '20 at 15:37
Perhaps this one? (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5511274/using-msbuild-to-build-multiple-configurations) — Ryan Wilson, Jan 21 '20 at 16:18
Does this answer your question? [Using MSBuild to Build Multiple Configurations](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5511274/using-msbuild-to-build-multiple-configurations) — Sean Pianka, Jan 21 '20 at 17:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 29 '20 at 09:29

You can override some msbuild properties directly in the project reference:

<ProjectReference Include="..\..\Database\Database.csproj">
  <Project>{1b760081-dd0b-4515-bebb-8495cb5edfa7}</Project>
  <Name>Database</Name>
  <AdditionalProperties>Configuration=SomethingCustom</AdditionalProperties>
</ProjectReference>

How to build csproj which has other dependent projects with some predefined configuration

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