Example msbuild script

gistfile1.txt

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" DefaultTargets="Start">

	<Import Project="lib\MSBuildCommunityTasks\MSBuild.Community.Tasks.Targets" />

	<!-- Variables -->
	<PropertyGroup>

		<!-- Release Folder -->
		<!-- To change the output folder, use the following parameter: /p:BuildDir=C:\BuildTest-->
		<ReleaseDir>release</ReleaseDir>

		<!-- Build Folder -->
		<OutDir>src\Recordset.Net\bin\Release</OutDir>

		<!-- path to XUnit MSBuild runner -->
		<XUnitDll>lib\xunit\xunit.runner.msbuild.dll</XUnitDll>

		<!-- Build Folder for test assembly -->
		<TestOutDir>src\Recordset.Net.Tests\bin\Release</TestOutDir>

		<!-- run unit tests? -->
		<RunTests>0</RunTests>

		<!-- create NuGet package? -->
		<CreatePackage>0</CreatePackage>

		<!-- temporary NuGet working folder -->
		<NuGetDir>nuget-tmp</NuGetDir>

		<!-- create zip file? -->
		<CreateZip>0</CreateZip>

	</PropertyGroup>
  

	<!-- "Autostart" -->
	<Target Name="Start">
		<CallTarget Targets="DeleteFolders"/>
		<CallTarget Targets="Build"/>
		<CallTarget Condition="$(RunTests) == '1'" Targets="RunTests"/>
		<CallTarget Targets="CopyRelease"/>
		<CallTarget Condition="$(CreatePackage) == '1'" Targets="NuGet"/>
		<CallTarget Condition="$(CreateZip) == '1'" Targets="Zip"/>
	</Target>


	<!-- delete build folders -->
	<Target Name="DeleteFolders">
		<RemoveDir Directories="$(ReleaseDir)"/>
		<RemoveDir Directories="$(NuGetDir)"/>
	</Target>


	<!-- compile solution as release -->
	<Target Name="Build">
		<MSBuild Projects="src\Recordset.Net.sln" Properties="Configuration=Release"/>
	</Target>
  
  
	<!-- run unit tests -->
	<UsingTask AssemblyFile="$(XUnitDll)" TaskName="Xunit.Runner.MSBuild.xunit"/>
	<Target Name="RunTests">
		<xunit Assembly="$(TestOutDir)\Recordset.Net.Tests.dll" />
	</Target>


	<!-- copy files to release folder -->
	<Target Name="CopyRelease">
	<MakeDir Directories="$(ReleaseDir)\bin"/>
	<ItemGroup>
		<ReleaseFiles
			Include="$(OutDir)\*.*;
					readme-release.txt;
					License.txt"
			Exclude="$(OutDir)\*.pdb;
					$(OutDir)\Interop.ADODB.dll">
		</ReleaseFiles>
	</ItemGroup>
	<Copy SourceFiles="@(ReleaseFiles)" DestinationFolder="$(ReleaseDir)\bin"/>
	
	<Move SourceFiles="$(ReleaseDir)\bin\readme-release.txt" DestinationFiles="$(ReleaseDir)\bin\readme.txt" />
	</Target>


	<!-- make NuGet package-->
	<Target Name="NuGet">
		<MakeDir Directories="$(NuGetDir)\lib\net40"/>
		<MakeDir Directories="$(ReleaseDir)\nuget"/>
		
		<!-- 1. copy the whole release folder (except the assembly and "normal" readme) and the nuspec file into the temp. NuGet folder -->
		<ItemGroup>
			<PackageFiles1
				Include="$(ReleaseDir)\bin\*.*;
						nuget\Recordset.Net.nuspec"
				Exclude="$(ReleaseDir)\bin\*.dll;
						$(ReleaseDir)\bin\*.xml">
			</PackageFiles1>
		</ItemGroup>
		<Copy SourceFiles="@(PackageFiles1)" DestinationFolder="$(NuGetDir)"/>
		
		<!-- 2. copy the assembly into the net40 subfolder -->
		<ItemGroup>
			<PackageFiles2
				Include="$(ReleaseDir)\bin\*.dll;
						$(ReleaseDir)\bin\*.xml">
			</PackageFiles2>
		</ItemGroup>
		<Copy SourceFiles="@(PackageFiles2)" DestinationFolder="$(NuGetDir)\lib\net40"/>
		
		<!-- 3. create package -->
		<Exec Command="lib\nuget\nuget.exe pack $(NuGetDir)\recordset.net.nuspec -OutputDirectory $(ReleaseDir)\nuget -Version $(VersionNumber)"></Exec>
	</Target>


	<!-- create zip file with content of release\bin folder -->
	<Target Name="Zip">
		<CreateItem Include="$(ReleaseDir)\bin\*.*" >
			<Output ItemName="ZipFiles" TaskParameter="Include"/>
		</CreateItem>
		<Zip ZipFileName="$(ReleaseDir)\zip\recordset.net-$(VersionNumber).zip" WorkingDirectory="$(ReleaseDir)\bin" Files="@(ZipFiles)" />
	</Target>

</Project>