I'm running a C solution filled with a number of projects. I have set each project up so that when running out of the IDE, the Debugging->Working Directory points to $(ProjectDir)..$(Configuration) per my projects requirements. All is well regarding that, but i cannot find where that change exists, therefore i can't check it in.

Does VS store that off in a file that relates to the project/solution file? or is it hidden somewhere else where each developer needs to set it up?

CodePudding user response：

Those settings are stored alongside your C project, in a separate file named <your_project_name>.vcxproj.user (which is an XML-file as well). For the particular setting you mention, look at the LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory element there.

Typically, you would exclude .user files from version control, to allow developers to maintain their own, independent debugging configuration. But perhaps in your case you could agree on a particular working directory team-wide and push the .user file as well.

EDIT: However, there seems to be a better solution: to utilize the .vcxproj file itself (instead of the .user file) and just store the LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory element there, by manually editing the project file. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/38300298/1458097