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Building for Multiple Processors

This section contains information to consider when you build projects on multiple-processor or multiple-core systems.

Using Multiple Processors to Build Projects: Describes how MSBuild works in systems that have multiple processors or multiple cores.
Building Multiple Projects in Parallel: Describes how to increase build speed by using the /maxcpucount switch and the BuildInParallel task parameter.
Using Memory Efficiently When You Build Large Projects: Outlines ways to use memory more efficiently when you build large projects, especially on multiple-processor systems.

Logging in MSBuild: Describes how to log build events, messages, errors, and so forth.
Building for Specific Versions of the .NET Framework: Outlines the steps that you must follow to build projects that target a specific .NET Framework.
Item Definitions: Describes the ItemDefinitionGroup element and how you can use it to provide default metadata values for all items in a project.
MSBuild Concepts: Explains the concepts behind properties, tasks, targets, and other MSBuild components.

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