LC Task
Wraps LC.exe, which generates a .license file from a .licx file. For more information on LC.exe, see Lc.exe (License Compiler).
Parameters
The following table describes the paramters for the LC task.
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
LicenseTarget |
Required ITaskItem parameter. Specifies the executable for which the .licenses files are generated. |
NoLogo |
Optional Boolean parameter. Suppresses the Microsoft startup banner display. |
OutputDirectory |
Optional String parameter. Specifies the directory in which to place the output .licenses files. |
OutputLicense |
Optional ITaskItem output parameter. Specifies the name of the .licenses file. If you do not specify a name, the name of the .licx file is used and the .licenses file is placed in the directory that contains the .licx file. |
ReferencedAssemblies |
Optional ITaskItem[] parameter. Specifies the referenced components to load when generating the .license file. |
SdkToolsPath |
Optional String parameter. Specifies the path to the SDK tools, such as resgen.exe. |
Sources |
Required ITaskItem[] parameter. Specifies the items that contain licensed components to include in the .licenses file. For more information, see the documentation for the /complist switch in Lc.exe (License Compiler). |
In addition to the parameters listed above, this task inherits parameters from the ToolTaskExtension class, which itself inherits from the ToolTask class. For a list of these additional parameters and their descriptions, see ToolTaskExtension Base Class.
Example
The following example uses the LC task to compile licenses.
<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<!-- Item declarations, etc -->
<Target Name="CompileLicenses">
<LC
Sources="@(LicxFile)"
LicenseTarget="$(TargetFileName)"
OutputDirectory="$(IntermediateOutputPath)"
OutputLicenses="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(TargetFileName).licenses"
ReferencedAssemblies="@(ReferencePath);@(ReferenceDependencyPaths)">
<Output
TaskParameter="OutputLicenses"
ItemName="CompiledLicenseFile"/>
</LC>
</Target>
</Project>