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paulExe
paulExe

Reputation: 33

Build UWP apps/library on build server

I tried build UWP library on build server with MSBuild 2015 Tools. I have installed Windows 10 SDK and other needed tools, but I haven't Visual Studio 2015. When I try build with this command:

msbuild mySolution.sln /t:Rebuild/p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x86;AppxBundlePlatforms=x86;AppxBundle=Always

or try this examples: compilebuild-the-uwp-project-from-command-line, is still not working and I got errors:

...
error CS0518: Predefined type 'System.Boolean' is not defined or imported 
error CS0518: Predefined type 'System.Void' is not defined or imported 
error CS0518: Predefined type 'System.Object' is not defined or imported 
error CS0518: Predefined type 'System.Int32' is not defined or imported 
error CS0518: Predefined type 'System.Void' is not defined or imported 
error CS0518: Predefined type 'System.Boolean' is not defined or imported 
error CS0518: Predefined type 'System.Boolean' is not defined or imported
...

When I install VS, everything is ok, but I don't want install VS on build server.

Is it possible build UWP library/apps without Visual Studio?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 763

Answers (2)

karann - MSFT
karann - MSFT

Reputation: 481

pack and restore are now msbuild targets (2017). try msbuild /t:restore and then msbuild. Run this from a admin cmd prompt

Upvotes: 1

Pedro Lamas
Pedro Lamas

Reputation: 7233

Your need to ensure that the build machine runs <path_to_nuget.exe>\nuget.exe restore on the solution folder before running the msbuild command!

That will download all the nuget packages required by your solution!

Nuget.exe is not part of Visual Studio or the Windows SDK, so you might have to download it to the server first (or ensure you have a build script that does that for you)

Upvotes: 1

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