I have a .net application built on .net framework 3.5, I am trying to build this application on Jenkins CI server. I've added MSBuild plugin and and have added path to the .exe file of 2.0, 3.5 and 4.0 versions of MSBuild. But my building processes are failing by showing the below error message.
Path To MSBuild.exe: msbuild.exe
Executing command: cmd.exe /C msbuild.exe Neo.sln && exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%
[Test project] $ cmd.exe /C msbuild.exe Neo.sln && exit %%ERRORLEVEL%%
'msbuild.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
Build step 'Build a Visual Studio project or solution using MSBuild.' marked uild as failure
Finished: FAILURE
Could anyone plz help me out..??
To make the MSBuild plugin work, you need to configure the plugin in the Jenkins management screen.
NOTE: in the newer Jenkins versions you find the MSBuild configuration in the Global Tool Configuration:
Note the "Name" field, where I've called this particular configuration v4.0.30319. You could call it anything you like, but ideally the name will somehow refer to the version.
You'll need to refer to this name later in the Jenkins PROJECT that's failing.
Note: The yellow warning implies that the Path to MSBuild field should be populated with a directory name rather than a file name. In practice you do need to enter the filename here too (ie. msbuild.exe) or the build step will fail.
In the Jenkins project that's failing, go to the MSBuild build step.
The first field in the build step is "MSBuild Version". If you created the build step before configuring any MSBuild versions, the value here will be (default).
After configuring one or more MSBuild versions, the drop down will be populated with the available configurations. Select the one you require.
You can see here that I've now selected the named configuration that matches the installation above.
Jenkins | Manage Jenkins | Configure System
scroll down to the MSBuild section and click MSBuild installations
define the full path to msbuild.exe, on my system I have 3.5 and v4.0.30319
Note - specify the path to 32-bit tools even on a 64-bit system, otherwise you might get an error message:
Building Windows Phone application using MSBuild 64 bit is not supported.
So in Jenkins - it could be for example:
Name: Version 3.5
Path: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\MSBuild.exe
Name: Version 4.0
Path: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSbuild.exe
I think you should set an absolute path for "msbuild.exe" in your Jenkins configuration,
for example:
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\msbuild.exe
You can also add the path where the msbuild.exe is, to the PATH system environment variable of the node (or nodes) that is running that specific job.
You could try executing the
%comspec% /k ""c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\vcvarsall.bat"" x86
command, which will temporarily update your environment path variables to reflect the VS2010 build environment. Execute this before you call MSBUILD and see what happens. I use this in my own build scripts with no issues.
Side note; it's very likely counterproductive to have multiple versions of MSBUILD on your PATH. Concentrate on getting one version working and go from there.
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How is this possible?
I installed .net sdk 6.0.405: dotnet-sdk-6.0.405-win-x64.exe
I can in windows terminal and power shell run: dotnet --version: 6.0.405 ✅
I CAN ALSO IN VSCODE IN ITS BUILTIN TERMINAL, run: dotnet --version: 6.0.405 ✅✅
But in the OUTPUT tab, choosing OmniSharp Log from the dropdown, it says:
[ERROR] A .NET 6 SDK for x86_64 was not found. Please install the latest x86_64 SDK from ...
I switched vscode explorer settings to use external terminal.
And this terminal setting to command prompt:
Terminal › Integrated › Default Profile: Windows
The default profile used on Windows. This setting will currently be ignored if either terminal.integrated.shell.windows or terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows are set.
I have dotnet in the PATH (and it works in terminals and in vscode's terminal)
I restarted vscode, AND REINSTALLED the dotnettools "C# for Visual Studio Code (powered by OmniSharp)" extension. I went to the online store and from the right column under Resources I downloaded the ms-dotnettools.csharp-1.25.2#win32-x64.vsix to make sure I get the right one. And restarted vscode.
I tried this setting:
Omnisharp: Dotnet Path
Specified the path to a dotnet installation to use when "useModernNet" is set to true, instead of the default system one. This only influences the dotnet installation to use for hosting Omnisharp itself. Example: "/home/username/mycustomdotnetdirectory".
C:/Program Files/dotnet/sdk/6.0.405
And this setting:
Omnisharp: Sdk Path
Specifies the path to a .NET SDK installation to use for project loading instead of the highest version installed. Applies when "useModernNet" is set to true. Example: /home/username/dotnet/sdks/6.0.300.
C:/Program Files/dotnet/sdk/6.0.405
And restarted vscode. And now it says:
[ERROR] Error: Command failed: dotnet.exe --version
'dotnet.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
What? W H A T? lol
What could be wrong? Why isn't it saying where it expected to find it and what to do to locate it? Is there a setting to specify the dotnet.exe path to this C# extension? Does it need always-on internet or something? Does it have DRM? Does it need Edge installed? Wtf?🙂
🙃😭 I just need intellisense; and I've wasted 2h, on only microsoft-owned products.
#Microsoft 0/5 stars
Still don't know why it happens, but here's how to solve it:
The problem was from this: I like to keep all my visual studio code extensions as .vsix files locally in folders so I can remember and get them easily & offline. Sensible enough choice, and I had the correct ms-dotnettools.csharp-1.25.2#win32-x64.vsix for my platform.
But in VSCode, when I install this particular extension via VSIX, even though it succeeds, it can't find .net. If you instead install the extension "normally", ie via vscode's own download, it seems vscode does some extra configuration steps while installing, and probably sets the .net paths correctly or something. Because now it works.
So TL;DR: don't install ms-dotnettools.csharp via vsix, it seems bugged. 😶
Would love to see an answer explaining what's wrong / how to actually do via vsix; but I don't have any more time to debug this rn.
I'm having trouble running a scann for my c# app, I'm trying to scan a simple console application. but everytime I run my analysis I get this:
16:00:04.919 16:00:04.919 Unrecognized command line argument: /t:Rebuild
So here's the complete command since the beginning:
PS C:\Users\danie\documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\ConsoleApplication1> C:\SonarQube-Scanner-for-MSBuild\SonarQube.Scanner.MSBuild.exe begin /k:"ConsoleApplication1" /n:"ConsoleApplication1"/v:"1.0"
SonarQube Scanner for MSBuild 4.0.2
Default properties file was found at C:\SonarQube-Scanner-for-
MSBuild\SonarQube.Analysis.xml
Loading analysis properties from C:\SonarQube-Scanner-for-
MSBuild\SonarQube.Analysis.xml
Pre-processing started.
Preparing working directories...
16:13:12.659 Updating build integration targets...
16:13:12.674 Fetching analysis configuration settings...
16:13:13.051 Provisioning analyzer assemblies for cs...
16:13:13.052 Installing required Roslyn analyzers...
16:13:13.152 Pre-processing succeeded.
PS C:\Users\danie\documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\ConsoleApplication1>
C:\SonarQube-Scanner-for-MSBuild\SonarQube.Scanner.MSBuild.exe /t:Rebuild
SonarQube Scanner for MSBuild 4.0.2
Default properties file was found at C:\SonarQube-Scanner-for-
MSBuild\SonarQube.Analysis.xml
Loading analysis properties from C:\SonarQube-Scanner-for-
MSBuild\SonarQube.Analysis.xml
WARNING: Please specify the command 'begin' or 'end' to indicate whether
pre- or post-processing is required. These parameters will become mandatory
in a later release.
Pre-processing started.
Preparing working directories...
16:13:17.069 16:13:17.053 Unrecognized command line argument: /t:Rebuild
16:13:17.069 16:13:17.053 A required argument is missing: /key:[SonarQube
project key]
16:13:17.069 Expecting at least the following command line argument:
- SonarQube project key
When connecting to a SonarQube server earlier than version 6.1, the following command line arguments are also required:
- SonarQube project name
- SonarQube project version
The full path to a settings file can also be supplied. If it is not supplied, the exe will attempt to locate a default settings file in the same directory as the SonarQube Scanner for MSBuild.
Use '/?' or '/h' to see the help message.
16:13:17.084 Pre-processing failed. Exit code: 1
Any help fixing this will be appreciatted!
Thanks.
PD: I'm running sonarqube version 6.7.1 and MSBuild
The second command you execute should be just msbuild.exe, not SonarQube.Scanner.MSBuild.exe.
Edit:
The problem, is indeed that I have to execute MSBuild.exe instead of the other one but if you can't execute that, it may be because you don't haven't configured your environment varables, and path. If you can't execute it simply look for your MSBuild folder in Program Files (x86), in the end you should execute this:
'C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe' /t:Rebuild
so this should be it.
We are facing problem while analyzing c# project that how to set environmental variable and how to execute sonar runner command?
In order to run the Scanner for MSBuild from the root dir of your project you need to do one of the following:
add the folder where the Scanner for MSBuild is installed to the system PATH variable. You could follow the instructions in this answer (see "Old Method"): https://superuser.com/questions/949560/how-do-i-set-system-environment-variables-in-windows-10
type the full name of the executables, for example if you installed Scanner for MSBuild into c:\tools\sonar-scanner-msbuild.4.0 the commands could be:
c:\tools\sonar-scanner-msbuild.4.0\sonarqube.scanner.msbuild.exe ...
msbuild ...
c:\tools\sonar-scanner-msbuild.4.0\sonarqube.scanner.msbuild.exe ...
The build for my solution, which contains multiple projects, suddenly appears to be broken and the cause of the issue isn't clear. All of the projects in the solution target the same framework (4.5.1), however, some of the projects' dependencies might be targeting an earlier version of the framework. As of last week, we were able to successfully build solutions that fall under this scenario. Starting last Thursday, the builds appear to be broken without any changes to the build server or the solution.
To illustrate and remove some of the complexities with our production setup, I created a sample solution which mimics the behavior.
Project structure:
CBI Solution
CBI website
CBI Implementation Library
CBI Core library, defining the interfaces
Target Framework Version for the website and class libraries is 4.5.1
Replication Steps
Solution 1
Github repo: https://github.com/NikitaGolovko/Solution1.git
Build, using MSBuild 14. My command is:
msbuild.exe "%SOLUTION1PATH%\CBILite.sln" /p:platform="Any CPU" /p:configuration="Release" /v:d
Output
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_compiler.exe -v /localhost_61806 -p cbi\ -u -f PrecompiledWeb\lo
calhost_61806\
Microsoft (R) ASP.NET Compilation Tool version 4.7.2046.0
Utility to precompile an ASP.NET application
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Done executing task "AspNetCompiler".
Task "Message" skipped, due to false condition; (!((false) or ('$(AspNetConfiguration)' == 'Debug') or ('$(AspNetConfig
uration)' == 'Release'))) was evaluated as (!((false) or ('Release' == 'Debug') or ('Release' == 'Release'))).
Done building target "Build" in project "cbi.metaproj".
Done Building Project "D:\Work\DotNet\Nikita\Solution1\cbi.metaproj" (default targets).
Done executing task "MSBuild".
Done building target "Build" in project "CBILite.sln".
Done Building Project "D:\Work\DotNet\Nikita\Solution1\CBILite.sln" (default targets).
Build succeeded.
0 Warning(s)
0 Error(s)
Time Elapsed 00:00:03.10
Full output is located here: https://github.com/NikitaGolovko/Solution1/blob/master/MSBuild_Output.txt
Solution 2
Github Repo: https://github.com/NikitaGolovko/Solution2.git
The solution is nearly identical to the Solution1, with the only exception being a dependency for Unity in CBI Implementation library. To simplify the process and eliminate the nuget restore step, I have included nuget packages with the solution.
Build, using MSBuild 14. My command is:
msbuild.exe "%SOLUTION2PATH%\CBILite.sln" /p:platform="Any CPU" /p:configuration="Release" /v:d
Output
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_compiler.exe -v /localhost_61806 -p cbi\ -u -f PrecompiledWeb\lo
calhost_61806\
Microsoft (R) ASP.NET Compilation Tool version 4.7.2046.0
Utility to precompile an ASP.NET application
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
D:\Work\DotNet\Nikita\Solution2\cbi\Index.aspx.vb(5): error BC30002: Type 'CBILite.Calculator' is not defined. [D:\Work
\DotNet\Nikita\Solution2\cbi.metaproj]
The command exited with code 1.
Done executing task "AspNetCompiler" -- FAILED.
Done building target "Build" in project "cbi.metaproj" -- FAILED.
Done Building Project "D:\Work\DotNet\Nikita\Solution2\cbi.metaproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.
Done executing task "MSBuild" -- FAILED.
Done building target "Build" in project "CBILite.sln" -- FAILED.
Done Building Project "D:\Work\DotNet\Nikita\Solution2\CBILite.sln" (default targets) -- FAILED.
Build FAILED.
Full output is located here: https://github.com/NikitaGolovko/Solution2/blob/master/MSBuild_Output.txt
Observations
Bin folder
When looking in the bin folder of the website, I notice that CBILite.dll is missing after the build for Solution2, but present in Solution1.
TargetFrameworkVersion
Passing TargetFrameworkVersion in the MSBuild arguments does not appear to influence the build. I have attempted to pass 4.5, 4.5.1 to no avail. HOWEVER passing 3.5 results in the successful build. This is extremely strange.
Metaproj
When comparing Metaproj files generated for both solutions, the only observable and seemingly important difference is the lack of the TargetFrameworkVersion element. Solution1 (without dependencies), contains v.4.0 element. Solution2 (with the dependency) does not.
I didn't include metaproj files in the repo but can share them if needed.
Visual Studio
Building the solution in Visual Studio works just fine.
Additional thoughts
The issue manifested itself rather suddenly and seems to be affecting most of our solutions that have mixed projects (C#/VB + website). Web Projects continue to function normally.
I've attempted to use MSBuild 15, but it resulted in the same behavior.
There are a few workarounds
Retaining the metaproj file with the solution and modifying it manually by adding v4.5.1 element.
Adding an additional build step to manually copy CBILib.dll into the website project (via the batch file or other means).
Adding a refresh file for the website pointing to CBILib/bin/Release folder
While all of these solutions might work, they're certainly hacks and will present problems in the future.
I'm hoping someone else has a better suggestion on how to handle this.
Make sure you have installed the following NuGet packages:
Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk
MSTest.TestAdapter
MSTest.TestFramework
Microsoft.NETCore.App (if you use .NET Core)
Hey there I could really use a guru on msbuild.
Ultimate goal: Build web deployment packages with TeamCity
I'm trying to call the Package target in TeamCity on my build server and it fails as path: Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.5 doesn't exist. 10.5 doesn't exist on my dev laptop either, I am using VS 2012, yet I can call MSbuild package target on the command line of my laptop with no problem.
I could make a copy of Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0 that does exist on the build server and rename it 10.5, but this just feels wrong.
Any pointers gratefully received.
EDIIT
For now I have just:
created the path: "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.5"
Copied contents of V10.0 into it.
Copied "C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\web\Microsoft.WebSite.Publishing.targets" into it.
It's a case of getting the VisualStudioVersion right, override it on the command line and all is good.
C:\>msbuild web_site.publishproj /T:Package /P:Configuration=Release;PackageLocation=C:\packages;VisualStudioVersion=11.0