Questions tagged [msbuild-task]
MSBuild tasks give the MSBuild platform the ability to execute any number of actions during the build process. A task is a unit of executable code used by MSBuild to perform atomic build operations.
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Failed to Load d:\test\SNI.dll system componentmodel.win32Exception: The specified model could not be found
There are many solution in root folder and each solution has .Net Framework 4.7.1 MVC web Project and has API and library project target both .Net Framework 4.7.1 and .Net Core 6.0 .
when I migrated ...
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Is it possible to attach Visual Studio Code debugger using System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch()?
The context involves trying to debug a Fody addin (MsBuild task).
Using System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Launch(); only prompts me with Visual Studio debuggers.
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How To Get Nested TaskItem Metadata Values in MSBuild File?
I have an MSBuild TaskItem that contains metadata gathered from a JSON configuration. An example of a single piece of metadata would be
%(Configuration.Object:Name)
and in the case of arrays would be
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publishing web app with msbuild yields different output than doing it through visual studio
I am trying to make an installer for a web app that is using blazor. I have made a setup.build file which has different targets, but I want to focus on the target that is supposed to publish my web ...
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Path.GetFullPath in MSBuild not working. What am I doing wrong?
I have several different automations in my solution.
Many of them uses [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath to help avoid missing files and the like.
However, Recently I added another project, but for some ...
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Cannot build solution with MsBuild task
Here's the target I defined in Directory.Build.props file:
<Target Name="BuildAndDeployTools" BeforeTargets="Build" >
<Message Text="Building Tools Solution ...&...
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I am trying to Run Build Task in VSC (C code) and I get an error about missing a project or solution file
I am trying to compile my code (written in C), and I get the following error:
MSBUILD : error MSB1003: Specify a project or solution file. The current working directory does not contain a project or ...
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MSBuild Custom Task Failing to Load Dependency in Target Project
The Objective
I am writing a custom MSBuild task to handle Azure deployments locally (instead of Azure CLI, Azure Powershell, etc.). The task is using the Azure Resource Manager client library. Once ...
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MSBuild copy content files to publish directory when using dotnet publish
i would need the help of some MSBuild experts.
I'am working on a Framework where i have several .NET Libraries (.NET 8) which may contain "Content" files.
For example:
- LibraryA
- Content/...
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In SDK style project, how to use InitialTargets if the task is imported by PackageReference
I am migrating a project to SDK style project. There is an InitialTargets defined as:
<Project InitialTargets="TargetReadFiles" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://...
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Create custom file into the repository during dotnet build
I'd like to run custom commands during the build process of a project, to create a json output from a c# static class (.net 8). The class contains permission values and other attributes built into the ...
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How to block (ban, forbid) specific dependency in MSBuild SDK style project (C#)?
I have an application, consist of a few projects (e.g., projects A, B), each of them has several direct dependencies, added via <PackageReference Include=.... These dependencies has another ...
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Invoke the Powershell Script during local testing with MSBuild
I am trying to call a powershell script for local testing
<Target Name="RunPowerShellScript" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition="'$(LocalBuild)' == 'true'">
<Exec ...
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Programmatically triggering MSBuild is giving build error for Edit & Continue /ZI property
I'm simulating custom debugger with Edit and Continue through VSExtension, so during live debug session, I'm programmatically triggering MSBuild ,compile to generate .obj file which I can use.
enter ...
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File Locking Issue When Using Custom MSBuild Task in Development Mode
I am developing a custom MSBuild task following the guidance outlined in the Microsoft Example. The development workflow is not good because whenever I change my task and I want to test it, to do that ...
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