XCOPY deployment for Code Contracts

If you don’t wish to install Code Contracts through the Windows Installer:

• Go to \Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\(version)\Microsoft.Common.Targets\ImportAfter folder.
• Create a new file with name CodeContractsAfter.targets and paste the following XML:

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <CodeContractsInstallDir Condition="'$(CodeContractsInstallDir)'==''">CONTRACTS_PATH</CodeContractsInstallDir>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Condition="'$(CodeContractsImported)' != 'true' AND '$(DontImportCodeContracts)' != 'true'"
          Project="$(CodeContractsInstallDir)MsBuild\v4.0\Microsoft.CodeContracts.targets" />
</Project>

• Extract the contents from the Code Contracts Windows Installer using the lessmsi tool.
• Locate the Contracts folder in the extracted contents.
• Replace the CONTRACTS_PATH in CodeContractsAfter.targets with the actual Contracts folder location.