batch file - Visual Studio Hangs After Adding Post-Build-Event -

i following this tutorial explains how attached post-build events project.

this .bat file (tried , without d: remd out):

cmd echo parameter=%1 cd %1 rem d: copy wpffiledeleter.exe temp.exe "..\..\ilmerge.exe" /out:"wpffiledeleter.exe" "temp.exe" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.dll" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.extendedlinguisticservices.dll" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.sensors.dll" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.shell.dll" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.shellextensions.dll" del temp.exe 

and added ilmerge.exe.config per tutorial (i getting unresolved assembly reference not allowed error):

<configuration>     <startup uselegacyv2runtimeactivationpolicy="true">         <requiredruntime safemode="true" imageversion="v4.0.30319" version="v4.0.30319"/>     </startup> </configuration> 

but when build project in vs hangs message in output:

1>------ rebuild started: project: wpffiledeleter, configuration: debug cpu ------ 

i can see files have been copied bin/debug, such .dlls specified , temp.exe, wpffiledeleter.exes cannot run has not been merged properly.

my question how can debug issue? there way of outputting results of ilmerge or build process can see going wrong?

i able resolve specifying targetframework when calling ilmerge in batch file:

"..\..\ilmerge.exe" /out:"wpffiledeleter.exe" /targetplatform:"v4" "temp.exe" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.dll" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.extendedlinguisticservices.dll" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.sensors.dll" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.shell.dll" "microsoft.windowsapicodepack.shellextensions.dll"