release.msproj

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

  <Import Project="external\msbuild\MSBuild.Community.Tasks.Targets" />
  
	<!-- Variables -->
	<PropertyGroup>

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

		<!-- Build Folder -->
		<OutDir>src\Cli\bin\Release\net6.0</OutDir>

	</PropertyGroup>


	<!-- "Autostart" -->
	<Target Name="Start">
		<CallTarget Targets="DeleteReleaseFolder"/>
		<CallTarget Targets="Build"/>
		<CallTarget Targets="CopyRelease"/>
		<CallTarget Targets="Zip"/>
	</Target>


	<!-- delete and re-create build folder -->
	<Target Name="DeleteReleaseFolder">
		<RemoveDir Directories="$(MainReleaseDir)"/>
	</Target>


	<!-- compile solution as release -->
	<Target Name="Build">
		<MSBuild Projects="src\pytocs.sln" Properties="Configuration=Release"/>
	</Target>


	<!-- copy files to release folder -->
	<Target Name="CopyRelease">
	 	<Message Importance="high" Text="********* YOYOYOY" />
		<MakeDir Directories="$(ReleaseDir)"/>
		<ItemGroup>
			<ReleaseFiles
				Include="$(OutDir)\pytocs.exe;
					README.md;"
				Exclude="$(OutDir)\*.pdb;
					$(OutDir)\*.xml">
			</ReleaseFiles>
		</ItemGroup>
    <Message Importance="high" Text="The outdir is $(OutDir)" />
		<Copy SourceFiles="@(ReleaseFiles)" DestinationFiles="@(ReleaseFiles -> '$(ReleaseDir)\%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')"/>

	</Target>

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