Question

I need to generate Source Maps when the TypeScript Compiler is executed from Visual Studio 2012. In Sublime Text 2, I just had to add an extra parameter to the build script.
I’m lost in VS 2012.
The Build section doesn’t seem to have a section to add build parameters to the build process.

The command switch is “-sourcemap”.

As such: tsc -sourcemap file.ts

Answer 1

There isn’t a VS 2012 UI for editing the TypeScript build flags (yet) but you can get what you want by editing the project file and adding the -sourcemap flag to that build step.

<Target Name="BeforeBuild">
<Exec Command="&quot;$(PROGRAMFILES)\Microsoft SDKs\TypeScript\0.8.0.0\tsc&quot; -sourcemap @(TypeScriptCompile ->'&quot;%(fullpath)&quot;', ' ')" />
</Target>