Managing build operations
This recipe focusses on what happens when a build is triggered, and how to deal with some common issues. We will trigger a build and then monitor its progress.
Getting ready
We must have a fully functional build server, and a build definition that will trigger on check-in.
How to do it...
To manage the build operations, follow these steps:
- Make a minor change to any code in your project and check-in the changes.
- Then open the VSTS project and select
Buildfrom theBuild & Releasemenu. You should see something like the following screenshot:
- The
#<build number>link will take us to the details of the build; click on this link. - This will open the details of the build operation with the Console open by default. This verbosely lists every detail of the operation as it happens. Any errors or warnings are also listed here.
- Once complete, check for errors and look at the Summary section (click on the root of the progress tree on the left). You may find that you will receive...
