How to use makefiles in Visual Studio?

Question

I heard a lot about makefiles and how they simplify the compilation process. I\'m using VS2008. Can somebody please suggest some online references or books where I can fin

Answer 1

Makefiles and build files are about automating your build. If you use a script like MSBuild or NAnt, you can build your project or solution directly from command line. This in turn makes it possible to automate the build, have it run by a build server.

Besides building your solution it is typical that a build script includes task to run unit tests, report code coverage and complexity and more.