build-server

How can I install the VS2017 version of msbuild on a build server without installing the IDE?

by

Historically, this has been done with the Microsoft Build Tools. But it seems that the Build Tools may not be available for versions after 2015. The replacement appears to be the Visual Studio build tools, which doesn’t seem to have a real homepage yet. I downloaded the VS2017 Professional installer, and went to the Individual … Read more

Microsoft.WebApplication.targets was not found, on the build server. What’s your solution?

by

Trying to build my project on the build server gives me the following error: Microsoft (R) Build Engine Version 4.0.30319.1 error MSB4019: The imported project “C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\TeamData\Microsoft.Data.Schema.SqlTasks.targets” was not found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and that the file exists on disk. error MSB4019: The imported project “C:\Program Files … Read more