Cake scripts have support for pre-processor line directives, which run before the script is executed. These can be used to reference other scripts, assemblies, namespaces and more.
| Addin directive | Directive to install and reference addins using NuGet |
| Load directive | Directive to reference external Cake scripts |
| Reference directive | Directive to reference external assemblies for use in your scripts |
| Tool directive | Directive to install external command-line tools |
| Shebang directive | Directive to define the interpreter |
| Break directive | Directive to stop while debugging |
| Module directive | Directive to add Cake modules |
| Define directive | Directive for conditional code execution |
Cake Sdk has support for pre-processor line directives, which run before the application is compiled.
View available pre-processor directivesPreprocessor directives are not required or available when running with Cake Frosting.