TFS 2010 + MSDeploy when solution has multiple web applications

Question

I have two solutions

• SolutionA.sln
  • WebApplication1.csproj
• SolutionB.sln
  • WebApplication1.csproj
  • WebApplication2.csproj

I also have two TFS 2010 build configurations

• BuildConfigA
  • should build SolutionA and deploy WebApplication1
• BuildConfigB
  • should build SolutionB and deploy WebApplication2 (but not WebApplication1)

To prevent BuildConfigB from trying to deploy WebApplication1, I put a <DeployOnBuild>false</DeployOnBuild> in WebApplication1.csproj. But that also prevents BuildConfigA from deploying it. How could I accomodate this scenario?

Answer 1

Hmm I'm pretty sure a build configuration can also build+deploy single projects, not necessarily solutions. So you could also drop sln A and sln C, and point your builds directly to the csproj files.

Ohad

Answer 2

This is what I ended up deciding to do. I now have three solutions

• SolutionA.sln
  • WebApplication1.csproj
• SolutionB.sln
  • WebApplication1.csproj
  • WebApplication2.csproj
• SolutionC.sln
  • WebApplication2.csproj

I do most of my development in SolutionB because I like being able to easily reference and compile against both projects. I don't use SoluctionC at all other than as part of the following two build configurations

• BuildConfigA
  • should build SolutionA and deploy WebApplication1
• BuildConfigB
  • should build SolutionC and deploy WebApplication2 (and not WebApplication1 of course)