What is difference between build and rebuild

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What is main difference between build and rebuild

Priyanka Singh · Answer

Build solution will perform an incremental build: if it doesn't think it needs to rebuild a project, it won't. It may also use partially-built bits of the project if they haven't changed (I don't know how far it takes this) Rebuild solution will clean and then build the solution from scratch, ignoring anything it's done before. The difference between this and "Clean, followed by Build" is that Rebuild will clean-then-build each project, one at a time, rather than cleaning all and then building all. Clean solution will remove the build artifacts from the previous build. If there are any other files in the build target directories (bin and obj) they may not be removed, but actual build artifacts are. I've seen behaviour for this vary - sometimes deleting fairly thoroughly and sometimes not - but I'll give VS the benefit of the doubt for the moment :)

Sonu Gupta · Answer

Hi Sharad, Build solution - Compile code files (DLL and EXE) which are changed or modified. Rebuild solution - Delete all compiled files and compile them again irrespective if the code has changed/modified or not. Clean solution - Delete all compiled files (DLL and EXE file).

Satyapriya Nayak · Answer

Hi Sharad, Build means compile and link only the source files that have changed since the last build, while Rebuild means compile and link all source files regardless of whether they changed or not. Build is the normal thing to do and is faster. Sometimes the versions of project target components can get out of sync and rebuild is necessary to make the build successful. In practice, you never need to Clean. Build or Rebuild Solution builds or rebuilds all projects in the your solution, while Build or Rebuild builds or rebuilds the StartUp project. To set the StartUp project, right click on the desired project name in the Solution Explorer tab and select Set as StartUp project. The project name now appears in bold. Please refer the below link http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.in/2007/12/visual-studio-difference-between-build.html Thanks

Rajeev Kumar · Answer

Build solution: Compiles code files (DLL and EXE) which are changed. Rebuild: Deletes all compiled files and compiles them again irrespective if the code has changed or not. Clean solution: Deletes all compiled files (DLL and EXE file). ... The difference is the way the build and clean sequence happens for every project.

Mageshwaran R · Answer

Build solution: Compiles code files (DLL and EXE) which are changed. Rebuild: Deletes all compiled files and compiles them again irrespective if the code has changed or not. Clean solution: Deletes all compiled files (DLL and EXE file). ... The difference is the way the build and clean sequence happens for every project.

What is difference between build and rebuild

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