Hello, I am using Visual Studio 2012 to build custom TFS checkin policies and have a VSIX project to create the .vsix file that is used to deploy them. A few days ago VS 2012 started telling me that the build fails when I try and build the solution, even though I hadn't made any changes since when it was last working. Looking in the Error List window, there are no Errors, Warnings, or Messages. Here is what gets written to the Build Output window when I do a build:
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1>------ Rebuild All started: Project: TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
2>------ Rebuild All started: Project: CopyOfCheckinPoliciesForVS11, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
1> TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies -> D:\dev\TFS\RQ4TeamProject\TeamProjectConfig\CheckinPolicies\3.0\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.dll
3>------ Rebuild All started: Project: TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.Tests, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
2> CopyOfCheckinPoliciesForVS11 -> D:\dev\TFS\RQ4TeamProject\TeamProjectConfig\CheckinPolicies\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies\CopyOfCheckinPoliciesForVS11\bin\Debug\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.dll
3> TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.Tests -> D:\dev\TFS\RQ4TeamProject\TeamProjectConfig\CheckinPolicies\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.Tests\bin\Debug\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.Tests.dll
4>------ Rebuild All started: Project: VSIX Deployment, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
4> VSIX Deployment ->
4> VSIX Deployment ->
4> Creating VSIX Container...
4> VSIX Deployment -> D:\dev\TFS\RQ4TeamProject\TeamProjectConfig\CheckinPolicies\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies\VSIX Deployment\bin\Debug\iQmetrix TFS Checkin Policies.vsix
========== Rebuild All: 3 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========
Build Summary
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00:01.521 - Failed - Debug Any CPU - VSIX Deployment\VSIX Deployment.csproj
00:01.097 - Success - Debug Any CPU - CopyOfCheckinPoliciesForVS11\CopyOfCheckinPoliciesForVS11.csproj
00:00.671 - Success - Debug Any CPU - TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.csproj
00:00.471 - Success - Debug Any CPU - TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.Tests\TF.iQmetrix.CheckinPolicies.Tests.csproj
Total build time: 00:02.829
========== Rebuild All: 3 succeeded or up-to-date, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========
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I have tried deleting the solution off of my local hard drive and doing a fresh Get from TFS, but the problem continues. Other developers at my office are able to do a fresh Get from TFS and build the solution without any problem, so I know the problem is local to my computer. I have tried doing a "repair" on my Visual Studio 2012 as well as the Visual Studio SDK, but still have the same problem.
The weird thing is that the .vsix file does actually still get built to my /bin/debug/ folder, so it looks as though the failed build message is actually a "false negative" and that the build does actually succeed.
Do you have any ideas as to what is happening or suggestions to try and fix it? Thanks in advance.
- Dan - "Can't never could do anything"