.net - In Visual Studio 2010 why is the .NETFramework,Version=v4.0.AssemblyAttributes.cpp file created, and can I disable this?

Question

I've recently upgraded to Visual Studio 2010. Now when I build projects I get a line that reads:

1>  .NETFramework,Version=v4.0.AssemblyAttributes.cpp

I've learned that this is the result of the new build engine, msbuild.exe, but this file is actually auto-created and placed in my local temp directory (c:Documents and SettingsmeLocal SettingsTemp). Does anyone know why this file is created, and whether I can disable its creation?

BTW, it doesn't seem to have anything useful in it, to my mind. See below:

#using <mscorlib.dll>
[assembly: System::Runtime::Versioning::TargetFrameworkAttribute(L".NETFramework,Version=v4.0", FrameworkDisplayName=L".NET Framework 4")];

And occasionally, as reported http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vcgeneral/thread/15d65667-ac47-4234-9285-32a2cb397e32, it causes problems. So any information on this file, and how I can avoid its auto-creation would be much appreciated. Thank you!

Answer 1

This is common to all languages (C#, VB, and F# have something similar too).

One way you can disable it is to override the GenerateTargetFrameworkMonikerAttribute target thusly:

<!-- somewhere after the Import of Microsoft.somelanguage.targets -->
<Target Name="GenerateTargetFrameworkMonikerAttribute" />

in your project file.