PSake Error Executing MSBuild Command

Question

I have 3 projects in the solution, A WPFApplication and 2 ClassLibrary projects When i build the Solution i get error below..

properties { 
    $base_dir = resolve-path . 
    $build_dir = "$base_dir\build" 
    $buildartifacts_dir = "$build_dir\BuildArtifacts" 
    $sln_file = "$base_dir\Hello.sln" 
} 

task default -depends Compile 

task Clean { 
    Write-Host "Cleaning solution" -ForegroundColor Green 
    remove-item -force -recurse $buildartifacts_dir -ErrorAction 
SilentlyContinue 
} 

task Init -depends Clean { 
    Write-Host "Creating BuildArtifacts directory" -ForegroundColor Green 
    new-item $buildartifacts_dir -itemType directory 
} 


task Compile -depend Init { 
   Write-Host "Compiling ---" $sln_file -ForegroundColor Green 
   Exec { msbuild $sln_file "/p:OutDir=$build_artifacts_dir" 
/p:Configuration=Release /v:quiet } 

} 

i get the following error's -- what am i doing wrong?

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(2868­,9): error MSB3023: No destination specified for Copy. Please supply either "DestinationFiles" or "DestinationFolder". [D:\Nusrofe\GrokPSake2\ClassLibrary1\ClassLibrary1.csproj]

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(3471­,9): error MSB4044: The "FindUnderPath" task was not given a value for the required parameter "Path". [D:\Nusrofe\GrokPSake2\ClassLibrary1\ClassLibrary1.csproj]

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(2868­,9): error MSB3023: No destination specified for Copy. Ple ase supply either "DestinationFiles" or "DestinationFolder". [D:\Nusrofe\GrokPSake2\ClassLibrary2\ClassLibrary2.csproj]

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(3471­,9): error MSB4044: The "FindUnderPath" task was not given a value for the required parameter "Path". [D:\Nusrofe\GrokPSake2\ClassLibrary2\ClassLibrary2.csproj]

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(3471­,9): error MSB4044: The "FindUnderPath" task was not given a value for the required parameter "Path". [D:\Nusrofe\GrokPSake2\WpfApp\WpfApp.csproj]

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build2.ps1:Error executing command: msbuild $sln_file "/p:OutDir=$build_artifacts_dir" /p:Configuration=Release /v:quiet

Thanks -- Corku

Answer 1

Looks like in your Compile task you have a stray underscore in your $buildartifacts_dir variable. MSBuild probably doesn't know what to do because essentially you are passing it an empty location for the OutDir.