Vsprecleanvsexe Visual Studio 2012 Exclusive

Topic: The VsPreClean.vsexe Process in Visual Studio 2012 Context: Visual Studio 2012 Exclusive Behavior and Troubleshooting

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<Target Name="SafeDeleteIntermediate" BeforeTargets="Clean">
  <!-- custom tasks to test-and-delete with small delays -->
</Target>

Reproduction steps (typical)

• Add obj/bin folders to AV exclusions to prevent transient locks.

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Correct tools in VS2012 for profiling (command line)

| Tool | Purpose | Example usage | |------|---------|----------------| | VSInstr.exe | Instruments a binary (adds probe calls) | vsinstr MyApp.exe | | VSPerfCmd.exe | Controls profiling session (start/stop, sample/instrument) | vsperfcmd /start:sample /output:report.vsp | | VSPerfReport.exe | Generates summary or call tree reports from .vsp file | vsperfreport report.vsp /summary:all | | VSPerfClrEnv.exe | Sets/clears .NET profiling env vars | vsperfclrenv /traceon | Topic: The VsPreClean

REM 2. Instrument the binary vsinstr MyApp.exe Reproduction steps (typical)