Building .NET 4.0 Applications Using Team Build 2008

re: Building .NET 4.0 Applications Using Team Build 2008

cheong — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:48:06 GMT

i had done 4 steps above.i even change the tools version in tfsbuild.config to 4.0.but when it build solution, it build with tool version 2.0 but it others steps it look fine.Anyone face this problem before?Can anyone share the solution?I using vs2010 ultimate and team build 2008.

re: Building .NET 4.0 Applications Using Team Build 2008

kvillines — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:33:50 GMT

This worked for all 2010 C# projects but we have a problem with our VC++ 2010 projects building in Team Build 2008 (actually they won't build).

We keep getting errors because the 2008 build targets send all VC++ project files to the VCBuild target. The projects have been converted to 2010 so the VCBuild target isn't needed. Team Build 2008 should be building the VC++ 2010 projects using MsBuild.

Is there any way to override the VCBuild target? Kind of like how we put in the new msbuild path to the 4.0 msbuild?

Ideas?

re: Building .NET 4.0 Applications Using Team Build 2008

Jurjen74 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:21:58 GMT

Of course now that the final version is out... the path is c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

re: Building .NET 4.0 Applications Using Team Build 2008

Jurjen74 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:21:39 GMT

Ofcourse now that the final version is out... the path is c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

re: Building .NET 4.0 Applications Using Team Build 2008

William D. Bartholomew — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:38:50 GMT

I don't believe TFS 2005 allowed you to redirect the path to MSBuild.exe. What did you do to get VS 2008 SP1 projects working? One solution I've heard of (but it's not trivial and not supported) is renaming MSBuild.exe to MSBuildOriginal.exe and creating your own MSBuild.exe in its place that inspects the project file being built and then shells out to the correct MSBuild.exe passing through the same arguments it is passed.

re: Building .NET 4.0 Applications Using Team Build 2008

AnthonyDiaz — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:40:31 GMT

Is there a similar solution for TFS 2005? We are currently trying to upgrade to VS 2010 and having several build issues. Would like to avoid installing the full VS 2010 on the build server and only push out the pieces that are needed for the build to function. We already have the build server working properly with VS 2008 SP1 projects.