[MonoDevelop] Build fails where Add Reference to Project

Andres G. Aragoneses knocte at gmail.com
Mon Jan 21 12:49:10 UTC 2013


It may be a bug in xbuild then. Include this information in the bug report.

And for now, I guess you can switch back to not using XBuild in 
MonoDevelop, as Micheal has already suggested.

On 20/01/13 19:07, Alberto León wrote:
> I did the test. The csproj created by Visual Studio is equal to the one
> created by MonoDevelop.
>
> The same behaviour happens, in a Library project, you can't choose Platform.
>
> Only offers Any Platform.
>
> But in the first PropertyGroup in the Visual Studio csproj as the
> PropertyGroup in MonoDevelop, for the Any Platform, they haven't
> OutputPath property.
>
> I think the problem is in the builder.
>
> The MonoDevelop builder only looks in the properties of the Any Cpu
> Property Group, when they have to look in the Debug, that has the
> OutputPath.
>
> Another question is that in the configuration or compilation dialog, you
> can't choose platform, if you are using a Library project. When you look
> at other type of project, like GTK# or Console you can choose the platform.
>
> I think the problem is between the builder loading the configuration of
> a library. Is any thing distinct compared to the others type of project.
>
>
> 2013/1/20 Alberto León <leontiscar at gmail.com <mailto:leontiscar at gmail.com>>
>
>     Yes I can send a test. If you can read and understand Spanish please
>     see www.proyecto-mono.org <http://www.proyecto-mono.org> the last
>     article posted is about this problem and the fix as Alan McGovern
>     suggested me.
>
>     http://www.proyecto-mono.org/error-outputpath-property-is-not-set-for-this-project-en-monodevelop/
>
>     In Few hours a will send the test in VS and the test in MonoDevelop
>
>
>     2013/1/20 Andres G. Aragoneses <knocte at gmail.com
>     <mailto:knocte at gmail.com>>
>
>
>         Can you do a small test in Visual Studio, creating 2 simple
>         projects, one depending on each other? The compilation then
>         would obviously not fail within VS, but the key thing to do
>         would be to compare the .csproj files generated by VS and the
>         ones generated by MD: if the propertyGroup elements are created
>         differently, I guess that is the bug that needs fixing in
>         MonoDevelop.
>
>
>
>         On 20/01/13 12:19, Alberto León wrote:
>
>             More information about this.
>             When I create a Library project, I can't choose platform for
>             compilation
>             target.
>
>             So I think this is the big reason that the project A is
>             looking in first
>             PropertyGroup.
>             But the .csproj has the three blocks
>
>
>             2013/1/20 Alberto León <leontiscar at gmail.com
>             <mailto:leontiscar at gmail.com> <mailto:leontiscar at gmail.com
>             <mailto:leontiscar at gmail.com>>>
>
>
>                  The fail appears in Linux Mint. I check it in:
>                  Mono 2.10.8.1 + MonoDevelop 2.8.6.3, from packages
>                  Mono 3.0.3 + MonoDevelop 3.0.5,from sources installed
>             in parallel
>                  environment
>
>                  I see the problem appears only because when you Compile
>             Project A,
>                  that has a reference to Project B, it uses Proyect B first
>                  PropertyGroup configuration, not debug configuration.
>             In this
>                  configuration OutputPath doesn't appear.
>
>                  This is the xml of the .csproj that fails. If I copy
>             OutputPath from
>                  Debug PropertyGroup Configuration, to the first block the
>                  compilation success correctly
>
>                  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
>                  <Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="4.0"
>
>             xmlns="http://schemas.__microsoft.com/developer/__msbuild/2003
>             <http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003>">
>                     <PropertyGroup>
>                       <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == ''
>                  ">Debug</Configuration>
>                       <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == ''
>             ">AnyCPU</Platform>
>                       <ProductVersion>10.0.0</__ProductVersion>
>                       <SchemaVersion>2.0</__SchemaVersion>
>
>               <ProjectGuid>{046A80F4-E5EA-__4E99-B45D-40A71E173067}</__ProjectGuid>
>                       <OutputType>Library</__OutputType>
>                       <RootNamespace>MiProyecto.__Core</RootNamespace>
>                       <AssemblyName>MiProyecto.Core<__/AssemblyName>
>                     </PropertyGroup>
>                     <PropertyGroup Condition="
>             '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' ==
>                  'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
>                       <DebugSymbols>true</__DebugSymbols>
>                       <DebugType>full</DebugType>
>                       <Optimize>false</Optimize>
>                       <OutputPath>bin\Debug</__OutputPath>
>                       <DefineConstants>DEBUG;</__DefineConstants>
>                       <ErrorReport>prompt</__ErrorReport>
>                       <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
>                       <ConsolePause>false</__ConsolePause>
>                     </PropertyGroup>
>                     <PropertyGroup Condition="
>             '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' ==
>                  'Release|AnyCPU' ">
>                       <DebugType>none</DebugType>
>                       <Optimize>false</Optimize>
>                       <OutputPath>bin\Release</__OutputPath>
>                       <ErrorReport>prompt</__ErrorReport>
>                       <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
>                       <ConsolePause>false</__ConsolePause>
>                     </PropertyGroup>
>                     <ItemGroup>
>                       <Reference Include="System" />
>                     </ItemGroup>
>                     <ItemGroup>
>                       <Compile Include="MyClass.cs" />
>                       <Compile Include="AssemblyInfo.cs" />
>                     </ItemGroup>
>                     <Import
>             Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\__Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
>                  </Project>
>
>
>
>
>                  2013/1/20 Michael Hutchinson <m.j.hutchinson at gmail.com
>             <mailto:m.j.hutchinson at gmail.com>
>                  <mailto:m.j.hutchinson at gmail.__com
>             <mailto:m.j.hutchinson at gmail.com>>>
>
>
>                      It looks like you're using the experimental MSBuild
>             build
>                      engine, try disabling it.
>
>                      I suspect this is a bug with building heterogeneous
>             solution
>                      configurations (e.g. solution config "Debug|x86"
>             mapped to the
>                      "Debug|AnyCPU" project configuration) with the
>             MSBuild engine
>                      that was fixed in MD a while back, what MD version
>             are you using?
>
>                      On Jan 17, 2013 5:21 PM, "Alberto León"
>             <leontiscar at gmail.com <mailto:leontiscar at gmail.com>
>                      <mailto:leontiscar at gmail.com
>             <mailto:leontiscar at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>
>                          I tried compile projects separately, and all
>             builds without
>                          problems.
>
>                          But when I reference a project, and do build,
>             MonoDevelop
>                          shows an error  'OutputPath' property is not
>             set for this
>                          project
>
>
>
>                          Construyendo: hola (Debug)
>
>                          Realizando compilación principal...
>
>                          Build started 17/01/2013 23:17:01.
>
>             ____________________________________________________
>                          Project
>             "/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/hola.__csproj"
>                          (Build target(s)):
>                          Target PrepareForBuild:
>                          Configuration: Debug Platform: AnyCPU
>                          Target GenerateSatelliteAssemblies:
>                          No input files were specified for target
>                          GenerateSatelliteAssemblies, skipping.
>                          Target CoreCompile:
>                          Tool /usr/bin/gmcs execution started with
>             arguments:
>                          /noconfig /debug:full /debug+ /optimize-
>                          /out:obj/Debug/hola.dll MyClass.cs AssemblyInfo.cs
>                          /target:library /define:DEBUG
>                          /reference:/usr/lib/mono/2.0/__System.dll /warn:4
>                          Target DeployOutputFiles:
>                          Copying file from
>
>             '/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/obj/__Debug/hola.dll.mdb'
>             to
>
>             '/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/bin/__Debug/hola.dll.mdb'
>                          Copying file from
>
>             '/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/obj/__Debug/hola.dll' to
>
>             '/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/bin/__Debug/hola.dll'
>                          Done building project
>
>             "/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/hola.__csproj".
>
>                          Build succeeded.
>                          0 Warning(s)
>                          0 Error(s)
>
>                          Time Elapsed 00:00:00.6061730
>                          Construcción finalizada -- 0 errores, 0
>             advertencias
>
>                          Construyendo: MonoSimpleInstallConsole (Debug|x86)
>
>                          Realizando compilación principal...
>
>                          Build started 17/01/2013 23:17:02.
>
>             ____________________________________________________
>                          Project
>
>             "/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/__MonoSimpleInstallConsole/__MonoSimpleInstallConsole.__csproj"
>                          (Build target(s)):
>                          Target PrepareForBuild:
>                          Configuration: Debug Platform: x86
>                          Target ResolveProjectReferences:
>                          Project
>             "/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/hola.__csproj"
>                          (GetTargetPath target(s)):
>                          Target _ValidateEssentialProperties:
>                          /usr/lib/mono/4.0/Microsoft.__Common.targets:
>             error :
>                          'OutputPath' property is not set for this
>             project. Usually
>                          this is caused by invalid Configuration/Platform
>                          combination. Original values: Configuration:
>             Debug Platform:
>                          x86.
>                          Task "Error" execution -- FAILED
>                          Done building target
>             "_ValidateEssentialProperties" in
>                          project
>
>             "/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/hola.__csproj".-- FAILED
>                          Done building project
>
>             "/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/hola.__csproj".-- FAILED
>                          Task "MSBuild" execution -- FAILED
>                          Done building target "ResolveProjectReferences"
>             in project
>
>             "/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/__MonoSimpleInstallConsole/__MonoSimpleInstallConsole.__csproj".--
>                          FAILED
>                          Done building project
>
>             "/home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/__MonoSimpleInstallConsole/__MonoSimpleInstallConsole.__csproj".--
>                          FAILED
>
>                          Build FAILED.
>                          Errors:
>
>
>             /home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/__MonoSimpleInstallConsole/__MonoSimpleInstallConsole.__csproj
>                          (Build) ->
>                          /usr/lib/mono/4.0/Microsoft.__Common.targets
>                          (ResolveProjectReferences target) ->
>
>             /home/alberto/__MonoSimpleInstall/hola/hola.__csproj
>                          (GetTargetPath) ->
>                          /usr/lib/mono/4.0/Microsoft.__Common.targets
>                          (_ValidateEssentialProperties target) ->
>
>                          /usr/lib/mono/4.0/Microsoft.__Common.targets:
>             error :
>                          'OutputPath' property is not set for this
>             project. Usually
>                          this is caused by invalid Configuration/Platform
>                          combination. Original values: Configuration:
>             Debug Platform:
>                          x86.
>
>                          0 Warning(s)
>                          1 Error(s)
>
>                          Time Elapsed 00:00:00.1621860
>                          Construcción finalizada -- 1 error, 0 advertencias
>
>                          ---------------------- Hecho ---------------------
>
>                          Construcción: 1 error, 0 advertencias
>
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