Questions tagged [build-definition]

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TFS 2010 tracking build definition changes?

Is there a way to track changes to a build definition in TFS 2010? Please go to 'Team Explorer > ProjectName > Builds' in visual studio to see what I am talking about. You need to have access to a TFS server in order to see what I am referring to.…
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TFSBuild command line tool Get Build completion details

Problem I have a build definition existing in TFS (which i cannot change). I am automating our File gathering process, in which i need to execute this build definition, get the drop location and copy those output to desired location. Solution: We…
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TFS 2012 build definition: Parameter Items to Build: cannot convert value Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Workflow.Activities.BuildSettings

After a lot of editing of my build templates (I recreated them in 2012 to avoid any issues.. but then I suppose I got sloppy and simply copy/pasted whole blocks from the old workflow, and I suppose that must have completely destroyed my versioning)…
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VS2012 automated deployment - OutputPath property is not set for project

Ok, I know this has been asked a bunch of times... I have tried to change the configuration and the outputPath, but still I have this issue. I am setting up automated build and deployment for our product. We have a single solution file and multiple…
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Browse for Project Folders in Build Template TFS 2010

I'm adding a new argument to my custom Build template. The argument is almost identical to the default Projects to Build argument under Required -> Items to Build. It simply shows a dialog window with a list of folders under current TFS Project. I…
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Custom email notification on build completion in Azure DevOps

Background - I have multiple jobs running under my Azure DevOps project. I have set the custom email notification on the build completion to send emails to specific users. Issue - This notification works properly for all the build pipelines which…
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npm WARN tar ENOENT: no such file or directory on Azure Build Pipeline

The build pipeline on on Azure DevOps is failing and it failed on the npm install task. When I do npm install locally, it builds successfully. What's even more weird is that for the most recent build fail on azure build pipeline, the code change…
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Skip a Specific npm Package on Build Definition on ADO

There are some packages that I'd like to skip on build definition. I was wondering if there's any way to skip any specific npm packages on the build definition on ADO? For example, if I want to ignore the npm package of…
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TFS build definition freezes when connecting remote machines

When connecting to a remote TFS 2010 installation via my Visual Studio 2010, Process tab of Build Definition freezes. Everything seems to be disabled. Is there any work-around? UPDATE 1: By freezing I mean: I can navigate to all tabs: General,…
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How to update azure DevOps build definition source from azure repos to GitHub using rest api

I am trying to change source from azure repos git to GitHub in azure DevOps build using rest api. This is the response I get for azure repos using azure Devops build definitions rest api - GET…
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How do I force dependents on my INTERFACE library to use C++11 or later?

I'm in the process of splitting a library of mine into a header-only lib and a compiled lib, so, for the first time, I'm trying to use CMake to "build", or rather expose, a header-only library. Reading this and the CMake documentation, I understand…
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Unable to Detect Error through Build Definition

I Have created a build definition for ASP.net core 2.2 application on .sln file, i intensionally commited wrong code which i will get build error in visual studio 2017, but when build definition is run build task it is not showing any error and…
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Could not find a file on the SonarQube server

I have created a Buid definition with sonar qube, when i queue this definition am getting this error 2019-10-17T06:50:18.8597382Z ##----[error]Could not find a file on the SonarQube server. Url:…
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Building solution in TFS server cannot find assemblies from external NuGet source

I am unable to successfully build the solution on the TFS server. Although, it looks like all of my NuGet packages restored, I keep getting the error Error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'MyAssembly' could not be found (are you missing a using…
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C# - Class Library Project - Unable to update App.config file while building the project

I have a C# based Selenium project which has an app.config file. This app.config file has sensitive information which should NOT be made available in the code explicitly. Is there a way to pass in the password to the app.config file before building…
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