VS.NET link file build problem

[daveronson]

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

[kinook]

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.

[daveronson]

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

[kinook]

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