C#•6mo ago

MSBuild For c# project with c++ dlls

So i have a c# project and a c++ cmake project , the c# project is referenced by the actual program so my structure is Project A ( Some Cmake Project ) Project B ( Some Cmake Project ) Project C ( Some Cmake Project ) Project D ( Reference To Project A , B, C ) the cmake projects project build dlls to a folder and I start this build and copy the dlls using this msbuild target

<Target Name="BuildNative" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild">
        <Exec Command="cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(Configuration) -S ./Native/ -B ./Native/build/$(Configuration)" />
        <Exec Command="cmake --build ./Native/build/$(Configuration)" />
        <ItemGroup>
            <NativeFiles Include=".\Native\bin\$(Configuration)\*.*" />
            <Content Include="@(NativeFiles)">
                <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
                <Link>%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
            </Content>
        </ItemGroup>
    </Target>

<Target Name="BuildNative" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild">
        <Exec Command="cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(Configuration) -S ./Native/ -B ./Native/build/$(Configuration)" />
        <Exec Command="cmake --build ./Native/build/$(Configuration)" />
        <ItemGroup>
            <NativeFiles Include=".\Native\bin\$(Configuration)\*.*" />
            <Content Include="@(NativeFiles)">
                <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
                <Link>%(Filename)%(Extension)</Link>
            </Content>
        </ItemGroup>
    </Target>

This works for the first build or project D i.e. Clean => Build => Run but when I do Clean => Build => Run => Change c# Code in project A or B or C references => Rerun The dlls of the ones I did not change are not copied

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AOP•6mo ago

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MSBuild For c# project with c++ dlls