shaders.targets

<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <!-- Detect whether or not to include debug symbols in the shader build. -->
  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
    <ShaderDebugSymbols>false</ShaderDebugSymbols>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
    <ShaderDebugSymbols>true</ShaderDebugSymbols>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <!-- Select the FXC compiler in order of precedence -->
  <Choose>
    <When Condition=" '$(registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Kits\Installed Roots@KitsRoot81)' != '' ">
      <PropertyGroup>
        <CompilerPath>$(registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Kits\Installed Roots@KitsRoot81)bin\x86\fxc.exe</CompilerPath>
      </PropertyGroup>
    </When>

    <When Condition=" '$(registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Kits\Installed Roots@KitsRoot)' != '' ">
      <PropertyGroup>
        <CompilerPath>$(registry:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Kits\Installed Roots@KitsRoot)bin\x86\fxc.exe</CompilerPath>
      </PropertyGroup>
    </When>
  </Choose>

  <ItemGroup>
    <CompiledShaderObject Include="@(Shader -> '$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Filename).cso' )" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <Target Name="ShaderCompileInfo" BeforeTargets="ShaderCompile">
    <Message Text="Using compiler '$(CompilerPath)'" />
  </Target>

  <!-- Compile shaders -->
  <Target Name="ShaderCompile"
          BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild"
          Inputs="@(Shader)"
          Outputs="@(CompiledShaderObject)">

    <!--TODO: Turn off debug symbols when compiled in release. -->
    <Exec Command="&quot;$(CompilerPath)&quot; /T %(Shader.Profile) /Fo &quot;$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Filename).cso&quot; /Zi /Fd &quot;$(OutputPath)%(Filename).pdb&quot; &quot;%(FullPath)&quot;"
          Condition="$([System.DateTime]::Parse('%(ModifiedTime)').Ticks) &gt; $([System.IO.File]::GetLastWriteTime('$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(Filename).cso').Ticks)" 
          IgnoreExitCode="true" />
  </Target>

  <!-- Embed resources -->
  <Target Name="BeforeBuild" AfterTargets="ShaderCompile" BeforeTargets="Build">
    <ItemGroup>
      <EmbeddedResource Include="@(CompiledShaderObject)">
        <LogicalName>$(RootNamespace).Shaders.%(Filename)</LogicalName>
      </EmbeddedResource>
    </ItemGroup>

    <Message Text="Embedded the following files: [@(CompiledShaderObject)]" Importance="high" />
  </Target>

  <Target Name="Clean">
    <Delete Files="@(CompiledShaderObject)"/>
  </Target>
</Project>

test.targets

<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
    <PropertyGroup>
        <IntermediateOutputPath>C:\temp\</IntermediateOutputPath>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <Target Name="Build">
        <Message Text="Running build target." />
    </Target>

    <ItemGroup>
        <VertexShader Include="test.hlsl" />
    </ItemGroup>
    
    <!-- TODO: Set the ShaderIncludePath here -->
    <PropertyGroup>
        <ShaderIncludePath></ShaderIncludePath>
        <VertexShaderProfile>vs_5_0</VertexShaderProfile> 
        <GeometryShaderProfile>gs_5_0</GeometryShaderProfile>
        <PixelShaderProfile>ps_5_0</PixelShaderProfile>
    </PropertyGroup>
    
    <Import Project="shaders.targets" />
</Project>