Correct BuildDependsOn in how-to-extend-the-visual-studio-build-proce…

[Joel Davies (daviesj)]

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BuildDependsOn in the default target files does not include $(BuildDependsOn). Remove that line to make it match code at https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/blob/6680032d11ab4bf746983a0fe791274beaf2864a/src/Tasks/Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets#L917

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Pull request overview

Updates an MSBuild documentation example to correctly reflect how BuildDependsOn is defined in the default common targets, aligning the guidance with current MSBuild behavior and avoiding an incorrect self-referential property expansion in the default definition.

Changes:

• Removes $(BuildDependsOn); from the default BuildDependsOn definition snippet to match MSBuild’s Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets.
• Keeps the later example (showing how to extend BuildDependsOn by including $(BuildDependsOn)) as the correct customization pattern.

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