cake
Cross-platform build automation using C#
TLDR
Run default build script
$ dotnet cake
Run specific build script$ dotnet cake [build.cake]
Run specific target$ dotnet cake --target=[Clean]
Run with verbosity$ dotnet cake --verbosity=[diagnostic]
Show available tasks$ dotnet cake --showdescription
Dry run without executing$ dotnet cake --dryrun
Run with custom argument$ dotnet cake --configuration=[Release]
SYNOPSIS
dotnet cake [script] [options]
DESCRIPTION
Cake (C# Make) is a cross-platform build automation system with a C# DSL. It compiles code, copies files, runs tests, compresses files, and builds NuGet packages. Scripts are written in C# and executed via Roslyn.
PARAMETERS
--target=name
Target task to run--verbosity=level
Output verbosity (quiet, minimal, normal, verbose, diagnostic)--dryrun
Show tasks without executing--showdescription
Show task descriptions--showtree
Show task dependency tree--configuration=config
Build configuration (Debug, Release)--exclusive
Execute only target task without dependencies--version
Show version--help
Show help
INSTALLATION
$ dotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install Cake.Tool
dotnet tool install Cake.Tool
SCRIPT EXAMPLE
$ Task("Build")
.Does(() => {
DotNetBuild("./src/Project.sln");
});
RunTarget("Build");
.Does(() => {
DotNetBuild("./src/Project.sln");
});
RunTarget("Build");
CAVEATS
Requires .NET SDK installed. By convention, executes build.cake in current directory. Supports MSBuild, .NET CLI, NuGet, and many other tools through addins.