Link build configuration to a publish profile

Question

Why does Microsoft not allow you to link a build configuration to a publish profile. Instead it tells you to use the dropdown in the main VS interface.

Answer 1

I very much agree that this should be implemented. It's currently very easy to make fatal mistakes when publishing.

Seems like this will be (/has been) fixed for Visual Studio 11 but won't be changed for Visual Studio 2010: https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/690284/publish-profiles-do-not-include-build-configuration