In Visual Studio, if one application project add another static library as reference, then the library file and library searching path does not have to be explicitly added in the project setting.
For example, MyApp.vcxproj has reference to MyStaticLib.vcxproj, then you do not need to add
libMyStaticLib.a in Likner input setting
additional library path to find this library.
But in your VS plugin, I have to do them manually. I understand implementing this takes time in your MSBuild script.
In Visual Studio, if one application project add another static library as reference, then the library file and library searching path does not have to be explicitly added in the project setting. For example, MyApp.vcxproj has reference to MyStaticLib.vcxproj, then you do not need to add