VS.NET link file build problem
 

We have VS.NET C# project. This is a Class Library, not a web project, with only source code *.cs files.

The project was building successfully as part of a solution in VisualBuild Pro, using the “Make VS.NET” step.

Two new files were added to the C# project. These files are shared across the solution, so they were added as links to files outside of the project’s folder hierarchy (i.e. in VS.NET: “Add Existing Item” -> browse to file - > Use “Link File” command, instead of “Open”. VS.NET then compiles successfully.

However, when attempting to rebuild in VisualBuild Pro, the build would fail, with the following error:

Details:
Step: Build [projectname]
Status: 1
Output: Pre-processing...
[projectpath].csproj...setting properties...
[solutionfolder]..\..\..\[projectpath].csproj...setting properties...
Error pre-processing project file '[solutionfolder]\..\..\..\[projectpath]': Could not find file '[linkedfilepath].cs'.

Is this just a feature that isn't implemented in VisualBuild? We are going to use a source control workaround but it would be nice if this was supported.

...Dave

Is one of the linked files named AssemblyInfo.cs? It does appear that the VS.NET action does not currently handle that file being a linked file when updating properties or versions.

yes, the files are all *.assemblyinfo.cs.

The download has been updated with a fix for this (VisBuildDOTNET.dll version 5.2.0.5).