Difference between Rebuild and Clean + Build in Visual Studio
Difference between Rebuild and Clean + Build in Visual Studio
Difference between Rebuild and Clean + Build in Visual Studio
Re: Difference between Rebuild and Clean + Build in Visual Studio
Rebuild = Clean + Build (usually)
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For a multi-project solution, "rebuild solution" does a "clean" followed by a "build" for each project (possibly in parallel). Whereas a "clean solution" followed by a "build solution" first cleans all projects (possibly in parallel) and then builds all projects (possibly in parallel). This difference in sequencing of events can become significant when inter-project dependencies come into play.
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All three actions correspond to MSBuild targets. So a project can override the Rebuild action to do something completely different.
Notable details:
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For a multi-project solution, "rebuild solution" does a "clean" followed by a "build" for each project (possibly in parallel). Whereas a "clean solution" followed by a "build solution" first cleans all projects (possibly in parallel) and then builds all projects (possibly in parallel). This difference in sequencing of events can become significant when inter-project dependencies come into play.
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All three actions correspond to MSBuild targets. So a project can override the Rebuild action to do something completely different.