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TFS2018 TFVC incremental gated checkin builds building everything
We have recently moved from TFS 2013 using XAML builds to TFS 2018 and TFVC builds using MSBuild v15.0. I created the new gated check in builds to mimic the behaviour of the old XAML builds.
We had ...
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Visual Studio 2019 not populating the build definition name of a TFS 2018 gated check-in build, showing <Unknown Definition>
I have recently upgraded from TFS 2013 to TFS 2018. As part of the upgrade process I deleted all of our xaml builds and created them using vNext. I am using MSBuild within the gated check in.
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TFS - msbuild - fnmatch where filename doesn't contain character
I'm setting up a build in TFS. In the MSBuild step, it allows wildcards for the project name (like **/*.csproj). I'm assuming that it accepts fnmatch syntax like other fields in TFS.
I want to build ...
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Install TFS client tools to accompany MSBuild 17.x (.net 6 / Studio 2022)
I have installed the vsBuildTools for 2022 in order to assemble a build machine. The build tools do not come with TFS tools to actually download source code.
Where can I get the TFS parts to finish ...
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How to add information from called method to Visual Studio Test output console in TFS 2018 R3
I try to add additional information to the output console or log file in TFS2018 from a called method, because of broken unit test only on the build server and too less information about exception.
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Access to XML file in Target Folder is Denied During Build on TFS Build Agent
We have a large solution (~200 projects) that is being built on an on-premise build agent (TFS 2015) and are seeing some random build failures at the msbuild step with an error like this:
C:\Program ...
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bitsadmin not working when started via tfs buildagent
I'm new to scripting, and I have a problem I can't figure out.
I'm writing a powershell script which is supposed to download some installation files. (exe, msi, zip)
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Why can't I uninstall .NET Framework 4.8?
I wanted to get System.ValueTuple 4.5 to work in a build on our TFS server. I got an answer to my question Is it possible to get System.ValueTuple 4.5.0 onto a TFS 2015 server?
I installed .NET ...
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Is it possible to get System.ValueTuple 4.5.0 onto a TFS 2015 server?
In a WPF app I'm working on, I added a method that returns a tuple. Initially it didn't work. Researching why I learned that I had to add System.ValueTuple 4.5.0 NuGet package into the project. I did ...
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How can I resolve the following xmlns MSBuild error?
I have a .NET Standard 4.7.2 solution that builds locally just fine. On trying to run a CI build in TFS 2015 sp3, I am seeing the following error. I tried the prescribed change, adding the xmlns value ...
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TFS 2013 MS build error telling The "RegisterAssembly" task failed unexpectedly. System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException has been disconnected
C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets (4335): The "RegisterAssembly" task failed unexpectedly.
System.Runtime.Remoting.RemotingException: Object '/...
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Pattern Matching for inquire object type and MSBuild 14
I'm working on just migrate code for an application on Framework 4.5 using VS2019 in my development environment.
We work using TFS for CI/CD, that server is using MSBuild14 in order to compile ...
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Using TFS to output build definitions bin folder on CI build
I just started using TFS not to long ago and I ran into a slight issue. I have a class library project called EplanInterface.Addin. This class library project is used as a way to load functionality ...
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VSTS Build not generating latest bin binaries
I am using TFS 2018 CI pipeline for MVC project, also I added the project's bin files into the TFS, there is no problem with the pipeline, its getting succeeded and artifact is generated successfully ...
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msbuild cannot copy manifest because it was not found
We have a c# framework (not .core) solution with several projects in it. It is build by TFS. Sometimes (not all the times) I got a build error:
error MSB3030: Could not copy the file
"c:\...
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