Parallel Builds Monitor is professional tool to track bottlenecks of Build process.
Main features are:
Live Gantt chart
CPU and HDD Usage graphs
Critical Path for build (project dependencies)
Save graph as .png and .csv
Show Elapsed Times for projects and whole compilation
INSTALLATION:
Install Parallel Builds Monitor through Extensions and Updates in Visual Studio (in Tools menu) or by downloading from here and installing.
Show Parallel Builds Monitor by clicking: Visual Studio->Menu->View->Other Windows->Parallel Builds Monitor.
BUILD TIMING:
"Build Timing" option is feature that provide much more detailed info about time about steps of compilation process. It is available only for C++ projects and English version of Visual Studio. It provide information about such steps like:
compilation time
linking time
time spend on pre-build and post-build step
and about 17th other steps that impact compilation proces
To have "Build Timing" times in report you must turn on Build Timing option by selecting: Menu Tools → Options → Projects and Solutions → VC++ Project Settings → Build Timing in Visual Studio.
