In seamless non-destructive debugging scenarios (macro recording and running) the host application must keep track of the latest version of the “macro” project assembly. The IDE offers the user many opportunities to change settings like the active configuration or the output path which can make it difficult...
Post build events are very important in VSTA (versions 1 and 2). They are used to install files in the GAC, organize DLL's for add-in discovery, and in VSTA v 2, to rebuild the pipeline. Here are the files used in post build events by the ShapeApp samples, the commands which run them, and some information...