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If the output of a custom build step or build event is formatted correctly, users get the following benefits:
Warnings and errors are counted in the Output window.
Output appears in the Task List window.
Clicking on the output in the Output window displays the appropriate ___location.
F1 operations are enabled in the Task List window or Output window.
Output format
The format of the output should be:
{ filename
(line-number [,column-number])| tool-name }:[ any-text ] {error|warning} code-type-and-number:localizable-string [ any-text ]
Where:
{ a | b } is a choice of either a or b,
[ item ] is an optional string or parameter,
textrepresents a literal.
For example:
C:\sourcefile.cpp(134) : error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '}'
LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'some-library.lib'