StackExchange.Precompilation

Replacing csc.exe

• Install-Package StackExchange.Precompilation.Build -Pre

Replacing aspnet_compiler.exe for .cshtml precompilation

• Install-Package StackExchange.Precompilation.Build -Pre
• Add <PropertyGroup><SEPrecompilerIncludeRazor>true</SEPrecompilerIncludeRazor></PropertyGroup> to your .csproj file (usually replacing the MvcBuildViews property)

Using precompiled views

• Add the PrecompiledViewEngine to ViewEngines

Using C# 7 in ASP.NET MVC 5

• Add the RoslynRazorViewEngine to ViewEngines

Meta-programming

• Create a new project
• Install-Package StackExchange.Precompilation -Pre
• Implement the ICompileModule interface
• Install-Package StackExchange.Precompilation.Build -Pre in the target project
• Configure your new module in the target project's web.config or app.config

Development

if you have an existing project with StackExchange.Precompilation packages and encounter a bug you can simply:

• pull this repo
• increment semver.txt
• make the fix in the source code
• run BuildAndPack.ps1 (requires a console with VS env vars in your PATH, I recommend powershell with Posh-VsVars)
• setup a nuget source pointing at .\packages\obj
• after that you can update the packages StackExchange.Precompilation in your target project from the packages\obj source
• this gives you local *-local{timestamp} suffixed packages instead of the *-alpha{build} ones produced by the CI build
• PROTIP: if you want to attach an debugger to the compilation of your project or any of the Test.* projects, add a System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch() statement somewhere in the code ;)
• CI *-alpha{build} packages are available on the stackoverflow myget feed https://www.myget.org/F/stackoverflow/api/v2