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Linux support is available in Visual Studio 2017 and later.
This is a partial list of the properties available in a Linux Makefile project. Many Makefile project properties are identical to the Linux C++ Console Application project properties.
General
| Property | Description | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Output Directory | Specifies a relative path to the output file directory; can include environment variables. | |
| Intermediate Directory | Specifies a relative path to the intermediate file directory; can include environment variables. | |
| Build Log File | Specifies the build log file to write to when build logging is enabled. | |
| Configuration Type | Specifies the type of output this configuration generates. | Dynamic Library (.so) - Dynamic Library (.so) Static library (.a) - Static Library (.a) Application (.out) - Application (.out) Makefile - Makefile |
| Remote Build Machine | The target machine or device to use for remote build, deploy and debug. | |
| Remote Build Root Directory | Specifies a path to a directory on the remote machine or device. | |
| Remote Build Project Directory | Specifies a path to a directory on the remote machine or device for the project. |
Debugging
See Debugger Properties (Linux C++)
Copy Sources
See Copy Sources Project Properties (Linux C++).
Build Events
Pre-Build Event
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Command Line | Specifies a command line for the pre-build event tool to run. |
| Description | Specifies a description for the pre-build event tool to display. |
| Use In Build | Specifies whether this build event is excluded from the build for the current configuration. |
| Additional files to copy | Specifies additional files to copy to the remote system. Optionally the list can be provided as a local to remote mapping pairs using a syntax like this: fulllocalpath1:=fullremotepath1;fulllocalpath2:=fullremotepath2, where a local file can be copied to the specified remote location on the remote system. |
Post-Build Event
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Command Line | Specifies a command line for the post-build event tool to run. |
| Description | Specifies a description for the post-build event tool to display. |
| Use In Build | Specifies whether this build event is excluded from the build for the current configuration. |
| Additional files to copy | Specifies additional files to copy to the remote system. Optionally the list can be provided as a local to remote mapping pairs using a syntax like this: fulllocalpath1:=fullremotepath1;fulllocalpath2:=fullremotepath2, where a local file can be copied to the specified remote location on the remote system. |
Remote Pre-Build Event
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Command Line | Specifies a command line for the pre-build event tool to run on the remote system. |
| Description | Specifies a description for the pre-build event tool to display. |
| Use In Build | Specifies whether this build event is excluded from the build for the current configuration. |
| Additional files to copy | Specifies additional files to copy from the remote system. Optionally the list can be provided as a remote to local mapping pairs using a syntax like this: fullremotepath1:=fulllocalpath1;fullremotepath2:=fulllocalpath2, where a remote file can be copied to the specified location on the local machine. |
Remote Post-Build Event
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Command Line | Specifies a command line for the post-build event tool to run on the remote system. |
| Description | Specifies a description for the post-build event tool to display. |
| Use In Build | Specifies whether this build event is excluded from the build for the current configuration. |
| Additional files to copy | Specifies additional files to copy from the remote system. Optionally the list can be provided as a remote to local mapping pairs using a syntax like this: fullremotepath1:=fulllocalpath1;fullremotepath2:=fulllocalpath2, where a remote file can be copied to the specified location on the local machine. |
C/C++
IntelliSense
The IntelliSense properties can be set at the project or file level to provide clues to the IntelliSense engine. They do not affect compilation.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Include Search Path | Specifies the include search path for resolving included files. |
| Forced Includes | Specifies the files that are forced included. |
| Preprocessor Definitions | Specifies the preprocessor defines used by the source files. |
| Undefine Preprocessor Definitions | Specifies one or more preprocessor undefines. (/U[macro]) |
| Additional Options | Specifies additional compiler switches to be used by IntelliSense when parsing C++ files. |
Build
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Build Command Line | Specifies the command line to run for the 'Build' command. |
| Rebuild All Command Line | Specifies the command line to run for the 'Rebuild All' command. |
| Clean Command Line | Specifies the command line to run for the 'Clean' command. |
Remote Build
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Build Command Line | Specifies the command line to run for the 'Build' command. This is executed on the remote system. |
| Rebuild All Command Line | Specifies the command line to run for the 'Rebuild All' command. This is executed on the remote system. |
| Clean Command Line | Specifies the command line to run for the 'Clean' command. This is executed on the remote system. |
| Outputs | Specifies the outputs generated by the remote build on the remote system. |