How do I get notification that the local Visual Studio build is complete?

Question

There doesn\'t seem to be a post-build solution task. One could presumably hack it by creating a dummy project that is the last one to build and put a beep in the post-buil

Answer 1

You could write a simple .bat file that you could add to the post-build events...

Here a link: Pre-build Event/Post-build Event Command Line Dialog Box

Answer 2

There is Visual Studio Ding extension.

This small extension will play notification sounds when following events occur:

• Build Complete
  • Entering debugger mode (breakpoint hit, etc)
  • Unit tests finished to run

https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/941d0ed0-1218-452e-8585-d3ac693cda17

Answer 3

Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Sounds and Audio Devices. Then on the Sounds tab you'll find a set of sounds for Microsoft Visual Studio in the Program Events list. You can attach a sound to build finishing, etc.

Answer 4

The ToastNotifier Extension seems to work well for visual feedback.

Answer 5

Personally I just have the "Output" window turn on by default and don't use the task list. This way I can see what it is doing at all times. I find the messages from this window to be much more enlightening than the task/error list.

Answer 6

Do you need something like this (screenshot is there)?

Did you know you can assign sounds to a few Visual Studio events? You can assign a WAV file to play when a build fails or succeeds. Just open the Control Panel, select Sounds and Audio Devices and then click the Sounds tab. Scroll down to Microsoft Development Environment. I assigned my Build Succeeded to a WAV file of Darth Vader saying "All Too Easy" and my Build Failed to a WAV file of Han Solo saying "I got a bad feeling about this."