Using Makefile instead of Solution/Project files under Visual Studio (2005)

Question

Does anyone have experience using makefiles for Visual Studio C++ builds (under VS 2005) as opposed to using the project/solution setup. For us, the way that the project/soluti

Answer 1

You can use nant to build the projects individually thus replacing the solution and have 1 coding solution and no build solutions.

1 thing to keep in mind, is that the solution and csproj files from vs 2005 and up are msbuild scripts. So if you get acquainted with msbuild you might be able to wield the existing files, to make vs easier, and to make your deployment easier.