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StopOnFirstBuildError

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11 Jun 2014CPOL 7.3K  
Stops a solution build immediately after a project has failed to build

Introduction

When working with a large project or solution, build time could take very long to complete. Once it completes, the list of errors and warnings could have hundreds of items.

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There's a free extension in Visual Studio that could help you save build time and identify one build error at a time:

StopOnFirstBuildError

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Early cancellation of the build and revealing the very first error allows you to tackle one error at a time (which is often the most important one) and saves you the wait of the long build.

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