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MSBuild 16.0. This version of MSBuild shipped with Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0. Highlights of this release are: MSBuildToolsVersion is now Current.Choose the version of tools and build logic you wish to use by selecting from different MSBuild instances, rather than specifying ToolsVersion.

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MSBuild uses a Toolset of tasks, targets, and tools to build an application. Typically, a MSBuild Toolset includes a microsoft.common.tasks file, a microsoft.common.targets file, and compilers such as csc.exe and vbc.exe. Most Toolsets can be used to compile applications to more than one version of the .NET Framework and more than one system platform. However, the MSBuild 2.0 Toolset can be used to target only the .NET Framework 2.0.

ToolsVersion attribute

Specify the Toolset in the ToolsVersion attribute on the Project element in the project file. The following example specifies that the project should be built by using the MSBuild 'Current' Toolset.

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Specify the Toolset in the ToolsVersion attribute on the Project element in the project file. The following example specifies that the project should be built by using the MSBuild 15.0 Toolset.

Note

Some project types use the sdk attribute instead of ToolsVersion. For more information, see Packages, metadata, and frameworks and Additions to the csproj format for .NET Core.

How the ToolsVersion attribute works

When you create a project in Visual Studio, or upgrade an existing project, an attribute named ToolsVersion is automatically included in the project file and its value corresponds to the version of MSBuild that is included in the Visual Studio edition. For more information, see Framework targeting overview.

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When a ToolsVersion value is defined in a project file, MSBuild uses that value to determine the values of the Toolset properties that are available to the project. One Toolset property is $(MSBuildToolsPath), which specifies the path of the .NET Framework tools. Only that Toolset property (or $(MSBuildBinPath)), is required.

Starting in Visual Studio 2013, the MSBuild Toolset version is the same as the Visual Studio version number. MSBuild defaults to this Toolset within Visual Studio and on the command line, regardless of the Toolset version specified in the project file. This behavior can be overridden by using the -ToolsVersion flag. For more information, see Override ToolsVersion settings.

In the following example, MSBuild finds the Microsoft.CSharp.targets file by using the MSBuildToolsPath reserved property.

You can modify the value of MSBuildToolsPath by defining a custom Toolset. For more information, see Standard and custom Toolset configurations.

When you build a solution on the command line and specify a ToolsVersion for msbuild.exe, all projects and their project-to-project dependencies are built according to that ToolsVersion, even if each project in the solution specifies its own ToolsVersion. To define the ToolsVersion value on a per project basis, see Overriding ToolsVersion settings.

The ToolsVersion attribute is also used for project migration. For example, if you open a Visual Studio 2008 project in Visual Studio 2010, the project file is updated to include ToolsVersion='4.0'. If you then try to open that project in Visual Studio 2008, it doesn't recognize the upgraded ToolsVersion and therefore builds the project as though the attribute was still set to 3.5.

Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 2012 use a ToolsVersion of 4.0. Visual Studio 2013 uses a ToolsVersion of 12.0. Visual Studio 2015 uses ToolsVersion 14.0, and Visual Studio 2017 uses ToolsVersion 15.0. In many cases, you can open the project in multiple versions of Visual Studio without modification. Visual Studio always uses the correct Toolset, but you will be notified if the version used does not match the version in the project file. In almost all cases, this warning is benign as the Toolsets are compatible in most cases.

Sub-toolsets, which are described later in this topic, allow MSBuild to automatically switch which set of tools to use based on the context in which the build is being run. For example, MSBuild uses a newer set of tools when it's run in Visual Studio 2012 than when it's run in Visual Studio 2010, without your having to explicitly change the project file.

Toolset implementation

Implement a Toolset by selecting the paths of the various tools, targets, and tasks that make up the Toolset. The tools in the Toolset that MSBuild defines come from the following sources:

  • The .NET Framework folder.

  • Additional managed tools.

    The managed tools include ResGen.exe and TlbImp.exe.

MSBuild provides two ways to access the Toolset:

  • By using Toolset properties

  • By using ToolLocationHelper methods

Toolset properties specify the paths of the tools. Starting in Visual Studio 2017, MSBuild no longer has a fixed location. By default, it is located in the MSBuild15.0Bin folder relative to the Visual Studio installation location. In earlier versions, MSBuild uses the value of the ToolsVersion attribute in the project file to locate the corresponding registry key, and then uses the information in the registry key to set the Toolset properties. For example, if ToolsVersion has the value 12.0, then MSBuild sets the Toolset properties according to this registry key: HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftMSBuildToolsVersions12.0.

These are Toolset properties:

  • MSBuildToolsPath specifies the path of the MSBuild binaries.

  • SDK40ToolsPath specifies the path of additional managed tools for MSBuild 4.x (which could be 4.0 or 4.5).

  • SDK35ToolsPath specifies the path of additional managed tools for MSBuild 3.5.

Alternately, you can determine the Toolset programmatically by calling the methods of the ToolLocationHelper class. The class includes these methods:

  • GetPathToDotNetFramework returns the path of the .NET Framework folder.

  • GetPathToDotNetFrameworkFile returns the path of a file in the .NET Framework folder.

  • GetPathToDotNetFrameworkSdk returns the path of the managed tools folder.

  • GetPathToDotNetFrameworkSdkFile returns the path of a file, which is typically located in the managed tools folder.

  • GetPathToBuildTools returns the path of the build tools.

Sub-toolsets

For versions MSBuild prior to 15.0, MSBuild uses a registry key to specify the path of the basic tools. If the key has a subkey, MSBuild uses it to specify the path of a sub-toolset that contains additional tools. In this case, the Toolset is defined by combining the property definitions that are defined in both keys.

Note

If Toolset property names collide, the value that's defined for the subkey path overrides the value that's defined for the root key path.

Sub-toolsets become active in the presence of the VisualStudioVersion build property. This property may take one of these values:

  • '10.0' specifies the .NET Framework 4 sub-toolset

  • '11.0' specifies the .NET Framework 4.5 sub-toolset

  • '12.0' specifies the .NET Framework 4.5.1 sub-toolset

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Sub-toolsets 10.0 and 11.0 should be used with ToolsVersion 4.0. In later versions, the sub-toolset version and the ToolsVersion should match.

During a build, MSBuild automatically determines and sets a default value for the VisualStudioVersion property if it's not already defined.

MSBuild provides overloads for the ToolLocationHelper methods that add a VisualStudioVersion enumerated value as a parameter

Sub-toolsets were introduced in the .NET Framework 4.5.

See also

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How do you get msbuild.exe without installing those crazy Visual Studio programs?

I need it for an npm install to finish working. I'm on Windows 7 and can't get on older version of Visual Studio 2013 Express online.

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The latest (as of mid-2017) stand-alone MSBuild installers can be found here: https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/

Scroll down to 'Tools for Visual Studio 2017' and choose 'Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017' (despite the name, it's for users who don't want the full IDE)

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It used to be installed with the .NET framework. MsBuild v12.0 (2013) is now bundled as a stand-alone utility and has it's own installer.

To reference the location of MsBuild.exe from within an MsBuild script, use the default $(MsBuildToolsPath) property.

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