<cl>

[This is preliminary documentation and subject to change.]

Compiles C/C++ programs using cl.exe, Microsoft's C/C++ compiler.

This task is intended for version 13.00.9466 of cl.exe.

Parameters

Attribute Type Description Required
outputdir directory Directory where all output files are placed. True
characterset CharacterSet Tells the compiler to use the specified character set. False
managedextensions bool Specifies whether Managed Extensions for C++ should be enabled. The default is false. False
options string Options to pass to the compiler. False
pchfile string Specifies the path and/or name of the generated precompiled header file - given either relative to outputdir or as an absolute path. False
failonerror bool Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true. False
if bool If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true. False
timeout int The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out. False
unless bool Opposite of if. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false. False
verbose bool Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false. False

Framework-configurable parameters

Attribute Type Description Required
exename string The name of the executable that should be used to launch the external program. False
useruntimeengine bool Specifies whether the external program should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false. False

Nested Elements:

<sources>

The list of files to compile.

</sources>

<includedirs>

The list of directories in which to search for include files.

</includedirs>

<metadataincludedirs>

Directories that the compiler will search to resolve file references passed to the #using directive.

</metadataincludedirs>

<forcedusingfiles>

Specifies metadata files to reference in this compilation as an alternative to passing a file name to #using in source code.

</forcedusingfiles>

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Contains a collection of Argument elements.

</arg>

Examples

Requirements

Assembly: NAnt.VisualCppTasks (0.85.1793.0)