MSBuild Reference

KSPBuildTools provides msbuild properties and targets for developing KSP plugins.

What it does:

• Provides a standard way to find your KSP install and the game’s libraries that works on anyone’s machine and any operating system

• Provides a way for individual developers to select their KSP install location without modifying git-tracked files

• Properties can be set for the entire mod instead of needing to do it per project file

• Provides a standard way to copy output files that works on all operating systems

• Sets the debug symbols format to portable so that you can debug your mod

• Sets up Visual Studio’s debugging start actions so you can launch KSP directly from VS

• Includes a target for installing dependencies with CKAN

• Designed to be used by the Build github workflow

• Includes support for version stamping

Contents

• Getting Started
• Generating Version Files
• Using Dependencies
• Configuration