target-authoring

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Canonical patterns for writing custom MSBuild targets. Only activate in MSBuild/.NET build context. USE FOR: diagnosing and fixing custom target authoring anti-patterns, reviewing MSBuild target definitions for correctness, diagnosing broken SDK target chains across files (e.g., Directory.Build.targets silently redefining SDK targets), fixing targets that replace CompileDependsOn instead of extend

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