[mysysgit] Run devenv.exe without launching IDE

[Samir Aguiar]

Hi,

From Windows command prompt I can run `devenv.exe mysolution.sln /Build` and build a Visual Studio solution directly from the command line. However, when doing the same from mysysgit the IDE is opened with the solution loaded. Is it possible to mimic the command prompt behavior (i.e. only build and don't open the IDE)?

I have also tried running:

`devenv.exe "mysolution.sln /Build"`

`cmd.exe "/C devenv.exe mysolution.sln /Build"`

`cmd.exe "/C bat_that_calls_devenv.bat"` <- this doesn't open the IDE but prints nothing

Any advices?

Thanks in advance.

Samir Aguiar

[Johannes Schindelin]

Hi Samir,

On Mon, 21 Dec 2015, Samir Aguiar wrote:

> From Windows command prompt I can run `devenv.exe mysolution.sln /Build`
> and build a Visual Studio solution directly from the command line. However,
> when doing the same from mysysgit the IDE is opened with the solution
> loaded.

First of all: you are not talking about mysysgit, but about Git for
Windows. Please try to be as precise as possible in your bug reports.

As to your problem, it is mentioned in the release notes' known
issues:
https://github.com/git-for-windows/build-extra/blob/master/installer/ReleaseNotes.md#known-issues)

> * If you specify command-line options starting with a slash,
> POSIX-to-Windows path conversion will kick in converting e.g.
> "`/usr/bin/bash.exe`" to "`C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\bash.exe`". When
> that is not desired -- e.g.
> "`--upload-pack=/opt/git/bin/git-upload-pack`" or "`-L/regex/`" -- you
> need to set the environment variable `MSYS_NO_PATHCONV` temporarily,
> like so:
>
> > `MSYS_NO_PATHCONV=1 git blame -L/pathconv/ msys2_path_conv.cc`
>
> Alternatively, you can double the first slash to avoid POSIX-to-Windows
> path conversion.

Ciao,
Johannes