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Issue #22261: Add a note to PCbuild\readme.txt about MSBuild switches.
Specifically, that they can be passed at the end of a build.bat invocation. Initial patch by Shorya Raj.
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Ram Rachum
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-r Rebuild instead of just building
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-e Use get_externals.bat to fetch external sources
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Up to 9 MSBuild switches can also be passed, though they must be passed
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after specifying any of the above switches. For example, use:
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build.bat -e -d /m
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to do a concurrent debug build with externals fetched as needed. If
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the MSBuild switch requires an equal sign ("="), the entire switch must
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be quoted:
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build.bat -e -d "/p:externalsDir=P:\cpython-externals"
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There may also be other situations where quotes are necessary.
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Legacy support
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