Web project package and deployment targets files are written with extensibility in mind. User can easily extend a property to include more functionalities in their package by using msbuild targets and properties. If we check the Microsoft.Web.Publishing.targets file under "%Program Files%\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web\", we can see the following, which means if file $(WebPublishPipelineProjectName).wpp.targets exists in the project directory, we'll import it automatically when build package or publish. <!-- *************************************************************** --> <!-- To allow the Team build to have custom setting for the Web Application project without change the project file --> <!-- by default...(read more)
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