Developer Environment

Visual Studio 2012 (Premium/Ultimate), which includes:
- .NET 4.0
- WCF RIA Services
- Portable Class Library tooling
- FxCop
Windows Phone 8 SDK
NUnit Test Adapter for VS11 (optional - to run unit tests inside Visual Studio)
SQL Server Express 2012 (for demo applications)

Building the Project

Developer build:
msbuild default.proj

Production/Release build:
msbuild default.proj /p:Production=true

The developer build will...

Clean all build artifacts.
Build the solution.
Execute the unit tests.
Run code analysis.

The production/release build will do everything in the developer build plus...

Create zip packages for distribution.
Create NuGet packages for distribution.
Build the compiled API help documentation.

Note for developers: If you are working on the Autofac core, there is also a project in Core/Tests/Autofac.Tests.AppCert that should be built/run separately to verify changes will pass Windows App Store certification. This build is not chained into the standard developer build since it takes time to run. There is a readme in that folder explaining more about how to run that build and assess results.

Production package versions are centrally controlled through the PackageVersions.proj. Documentation in that file explains how to use it. Before releasing new versions for consumption, be sure to update the appropriate version(s).

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readme

Readme for Autofac Developers

Developer Environment

Building the Project