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ProgSky
ProgSky

Reputation: 2620

TFS Build not finding Dlls

I am new to TFS build. I am using TFS Visual Studio Template. enter image description here

My app uses dev express dlls. All my devexpress dlls are checked into Common Folder:

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When I run the build, build agent is failing with unable to find dev express component. Its looking for dlls under : C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETFramework\v4.5.1

2017-05-23T19:15:04.0271172Z                  For SearchPath "{TargetFrameworkDirectory}".
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0271172Z                  Considered "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.5.1\DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core.winmd", but it didn't exist.
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0271172Z                  Considered "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.5.1\DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core.dll", but it didn't exist.
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0271172Z                  Considered "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.5.1\DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core.exe", but it didn't exist.
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0427439Z                  Considered "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.5.1\Facades\DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core.winmd", but it didn't exist.
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0427439Z                  Considered "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.5.1\Facades\DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core.dll", but it didn't exist.
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0427439Z                  Considered "C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.5.1\Facades\DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core.exe", but it didn't exist.

2017-05-23T19:15:03.7771166Z      7>ResolveAssemblyReferences:
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0271172Z          Primary reference "DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core, Version=15.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b88d1754d700e49a".
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0271172Z ##[warning]C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(1820,5): Warning MSB3245: Could not resolve this reference. Could not locate the assembly "DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core, Version=15.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b88d1754d700e49a". Check to make sure the assembly exists on disk. If this reference is required by your code, you may get compilation errors.
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0271172Z      7>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\14.0\bin\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(1820,5): warning MSB3245: Could not resolve this reference. Could not locate the assembly "DevExpress.Charts.v15.2.Core, Version=15.2.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b88d1754d700e49a". Check to make sure the assembly exists on disk. If this reference is required by your code, you may get compilation errors. [E:\agent\CentralCompliance\_work\9\s\CentralCompliance\CentralCompliance.csproj]
2017-05-23T19:15:04.0271172Z                  For SearchPath "{CandidateAssemblyFiles}".

Any idea why its not looking into the common folder? What am I doing wrong? Thanks for help.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 940

Answers (2)

PatrickLu-MSFT
PatrickLu-MSFT

Reputation: 51183

Due to the VS designer specificity, all designer assemblies should be installed in the GAC. Guess this is why it's looking for dlls under: C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETFramework\v4.5.1 instead of your common folder. It's not possible to deploy those assemblies to computers without DevExpress installation. So does the build agent. The design assemblies which will be put into the GAC during the DevExpress installation.

Besides to avoid the license issue, you should also need to install the DevExpress on build agent.

We are verifying and integrating the license information at the "building an application" stage. So, it's necessary to have our components installed and registered on a machine. Otherwise, the trial window may appear. You can organize a build server and build projects there. The build server should have the components installed as well, however, you can be sure that you will not get a licensing issue.

More details please take a look at below link：

Upvotes: 1

k7s5a
k7s5a

Reputation: 1377

You have to install DevExpress on your build agent. The build process restores the dependencies by using a local DevExpress installation.

Upvotes: 1

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