Question

What I want is a one file I can double-click that will run the required build process using psake.

I’m new to psake and PowerShell so be gentle :-).

What I have now are 3 files:

File 1: Build.bat

PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File .\Build.ps1 %1

File 2: Build.ps1

Import-Module .\psake.psm1
Invoke-psake .\BuildTasks.ps1 $args

File 3: BuildTasks.ps1

task default -depends Verify, Joe

task Verify {
    write-host "hello from Verify!"
}

task Joe {
    write-host "hello from Joe"
}

Is there anyway to merge Build.ps1 and BuildTasks.ps1 into one file?

Answer 1

You should be able to do this with

powershell -Command "& {Import-Module .\psake.psm1; Invoke-psake .\BuildTasks.ps1 %*}"

which gets rid of the build.ps1 file.