Ability to Run psake from inner folder similar to git

[josefkoller]

expected behavior

Running psake from inner Project folder behaves as running from Project Root which contains the psakefile.ps1 File.

Current Behavior

Psake does Not find psakefile in inner folders

Possible Solution

• search for psakefile in Parent directory recursively with maxdepth
• Push and Pop current directory in try Catch or use workingDirectory parameter

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[WithHolm]

Kinda late, but..
This can also be achieved by using Include command in the main script:

gci $psake.build_script_dir -Filter psakefile.ps1 -Recurse -File | % {
    Write-Verbose "including $($_.FullName)"
    Include -fileNamePathToInclude $_.FullName 
}

copy this in before any task definition

[HeyItsGilbert]

@WithHolm that's actually a great comment. You're right that this could be dynamically included. Do you think we should call this out in the docs? We have this but it's slightly different. https://psake.dev/docs/tutorial-basics/nested-build

[WithHolm]

Thank you very much!

Yes if it would help others then you should add it, probably under the page that talks about the include command rather than nested build?

[HeyItsGilbert]

I turned this into a discussion because folks may want to look this up. There isn't a hard set rule on this, so this is more just guidance.