The ContinuousIntegrationBuild csproj property is not documented

[jnm2]

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/using-ci-with-cli is another place this should probably be mentioned.

References:

• https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/producing-packages-with-source-link/#deterministic-builds
• https://github.com/tmat/repository-info/blob/master/docs/Readme.md#continuousintegrationbuild (other csproj properties here too!)

ContinuousIntegrationBuild is required by NuGet Package Explorer:

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[freddyrios]

Some docs would about it would definitely be great. I am here wondering what it does.

I mean, I understand its meant for deterministic builds, but that does not tell me what it actually does with the build. So I wonder what side effects it has and if it will play well with stuff like MinVer.

Update: I found a blog post that hints that its really about the paths: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/producing-packages-with-source-link/#deterministic-builds

[klemmchr]

There is also a GitHub repository by @clairernovotny that showcases the use of ContinuousIntegrationBuild=true alongside with source link. It's a bit absurd that a Microsoft employee needs to create their own private GitHub repository to document such an important flag. This should be documented somewhere in the Microsoft Docs.

[gewarren]

The mentioned repo is here: https://github.com/clairernovotny/DeterministicBuilds