<p>What is the difference between Build Solution and Batch Build in Visual Studio 2008?</p>

[{'answer_id': 34062, 'author': 'Rehan', 'author_id': 3573, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/3573', 'pm_score': -1, 'selected': False, 'text': "<p>Building the solution is the same as batch building all projects.  Both methods respect the solution's dependencies.</p>\n"}, {'answer_id': 34069, 'author': 'roo', 'author_id': 716, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/716', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Batch build allows you to build any project that you select, and a Solution build only builds the projects that are part of the active solution.</p>\n\n<p>You can customise what projects are part of a solution build by going to menu <em>Tools</em> &rarr; <em>Configuration Manager</em>.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 34152, 'author': 'Will Dean', 'author_id': 987, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/987', 'pm_score': 6, 'selected': True, 'text': '<p>The key point which seems to be missed in both the existing answers is that batch build allows you to build <em>multiple configurations</em> of each project (e.g. you can build debug <em>and</em> release configurations with a single operation).</p>\n\n<p>With a normal build, you have to use the configuration manager to select just one configuration for each project.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 34369, 'author': 'Aidan Ryan', 'author_id': 1042, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/1042', 'pm_score': 0, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>Another nice thing about batch build is that it lets you build a configuration different than the current one. It is handy for solutions that take a while to switch.</p>\n'}, {'answer_id': 54675097, 'author': 'Abdalla Elmedani', 'author_id': 10067553, 'author_profile': 'https://Stackoverflow.com/users/10067553', 'pm_score': 1, 'selected': False, 'text': '<p>in addition to what has been mentioned so far, batch build allows a combination of projects or configurations to be stored as a <em>preset</em> for easier future access.</p>\n'}]
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