concept build directory in category system administration

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Topology and configuration of build agents and Team Build service— A build agent represents an instance of the Team Build service that can generate builds. Learn how to create build agents and configure various properties (such as security, build directory, and communication port) to suit your build environment.

2.1.3. Understanding the structure of the build directory

In TFS 2005, you could specify the build directory when launching a build. In TFS 2008, the build directory path is a property associated with a build agent (see figure 2.3 displayed earlier), and can’t be specified at runtime.

Listing 7.18. Downloading the submitted shelveset to the build directory

Listing 7.20. Evaluating the build result and checking code in to TFVC

/// <summary> /// Performs the post build tasks. /// </summary> private string pPerformPostBuildTasks(Workspace workspace, PendingChange[] shelvesetChanges, Shelveset submittedShelveset, BuildConstants.BuildStatusIconID status, string developerMailAddress) { //step 4: check build status. // // If build failed: // i. undo changes from local workspace // ii. put a clean set of files in build directory, // if build failed // iii. send notification email to developer // // If build succeeded: // i. check in the changes to TFVC // ii. delete shelveset if (status == BuildConstants.BuildStatusIconID.BuildSucceeded) { // build succeeded // check in changes to TFVC; workspace.CheckIn(shelvesetChanges, submittedShelveset.OwnerName, "Checked-in by Code Submission Service", submittedShelveset.CheckinNote, submittedShelveset.WorkItemInfo, null); // Delete shelveset _vcServer.DeleteShelveset(submittedShelveset.Name, submittedShelveset.OwnerName); // create a success email if needed // return success message return Configurations.SuccessMessage; } else { // build failed // undo changes from local workspace workspace.Undo(shelvesetChanges); //generate notification email this.pGenerateEmail (Configurations.FailureMessage, developerMailAddress); // return failure message return Configurations.FailureMessage; } }