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ArgusMagnus
ArgusMagnus

Reputation: 669

MSBuild properties empty for .NETStandard lib project

When I try to use msbuild properties like $(TargetFrameworkSDKToolsDirectory) or $(SDKToolsPath) in a custom build target for a .NETStandard libary, these properties are empty/not defined. Using the exact same build target for a .NET 4.6.2 Assembly works fine however. Are there .targets files I need to manually include for .NETStandard or what else could I be missing?

Importing $(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props does not help. I am using Visual Studio 2017 Community.

*.csproj for .NETStandard lib:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
    <PropertyGroup>
        <TargetFramework>netstandard1.4</TargetFramework>
        <RootNamespace>MyNamespace</RootNamespace>
        <AllowUnsafeBlocks>True</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <!--
    ItemGroups for files and references
    -->
    <Target Name="PropsTest" BeforeTargets="CoreCompile">
        <!-- Prints: "Path: " -->
        <Message Text="Path: $(TargetFrameworkSDKToolsDirectory)" Importance="high" />
    </Target>
</Project>

*.csproj for .NET 4.6.2 app:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
    <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
    <PropertyGroup>
        <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
        <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
        <ProjectGuid>{73E77BB7-D3F9-4797-B62D-24666D1132EF}</ProjectGuid>
        <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
        <RootNamespace>SamplesConsole</RootNamespace>
        <AssemblyName>SamplesConsole</AssemblyName>
        <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
        <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
        <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
        <TargetFrameworkProfile />
    </PropertyGroup>
    <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
        <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
        <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
        <DebugType>full</DebugType>
        <Optimize>false</Optimize>
        <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
        <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
        <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
        <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
        <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
        <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
        <Optimize>true</Optimize>
        <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
        <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
        <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
        <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <!--
    ItemGroups for files and references
    -->
    <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
    <Target Name="PropsTest" BeforeTargets="CoreCompile">
        <!-- Prints: "Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v10.0A\bin\NETFX 4.6.1 Tools\" -->
        <Message Text="Path: $(TargetFrameworkSDKToolsDirectory)" Importance="high" />
    </Target>
</Project>

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1712

Answers (1)

JustinH
JustinH

Reputation: 121

For the .NET 4.6.2 Library the TargetFrameworkSDKToolsDirectory property is set by Microsoft.NETFramework.CurrentVersion.props.

It's set with either $(SDK35ToolsPath) or $(SDK40ToolsPath).

SDK40ToolsPath property is available in a .NET Standard Library build even though TargetFrameworkSDKToolsDirectory is not.

Upvotes: 3

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