Home > [Scripting Reference](Scripting Reference) > buildaction

---

buildaction

The buildaction function specifies how a file or set of files should be treated during the compilation process. It is usually paired with a configuration filter to select a file set. If no build action is specified for a file a default action will be used, based on the file's extension.

#!lua
buildaction ("action")

Build actions are currently only supported for .NET projects, and not for C or C++.

Updated information is available on the new Premake wiki.

Applies To

Solutions, projects, and configurations.

Parameters

action is one of:

Compile	Treat the file as source code; compile and link it.
Embed	Embed the file into the target binary as a resource.
Copy	Copy the file to the target directory.
None	Do nothing with this file.

Examples

Embed all PNG image files into the target binary.

#!lua
configuration "**.png"
   buildaction "Embed"