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Project which programatically calls MSBuild does not properly configure NuGetSdkResolver path

I'm writing a hosting library and want to expose solution building to native code -- so I'm using Microsoft.Build.* stuff from native land. The actual dispatch appears to work fine but it fails with

Could not load SDK Resolver. A manifest file exists, but the path to the SDK Resolver DLL file could not be found. Manifest file path '.\Build\Debug\SdkResolvers\Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver\Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver.xml'. SDK resolver path: .\Build\Debug\Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver.dll .\Example\Example.Managed\Example.Managed.csproj(0, 0)

Could not load SDK Resolver. A manifest file exists, but the path to the SDK Resolver DLL file could not be found. Manifest file path '.\Build\Debug\SdkResolvers\Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver\Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver.xml'. SDK resolver path: .\Build\Debug\Microsoft.Build.NuGetSdkResolver.dll .\Example\Example.Managed\Example.Managed.csproj(0, 0)

The build appears to be generating the manifest file which points to the base dir with all required DLLs, but the NuGetSdkResolver DLL does not get copied in there as part of the build. I'm not quite sure how to resolve this -- is there a way to tell my solution not to generate that manifest or make it point to the correct location? Alternatively a way to make it copy in the NuGetSdkResolver DLL?

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

if I just remove the manifest the error is replaced with The SDK 'Microsoft.NET.Sdk' specified could not be found (also to clarify -- the sln builds fine if I build it directly)

Anton•3d ago

In my experience, people here never answer msbuild questions like this

Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

IG I'll make an SO post for it at some point instead

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

sure https://github.com/StudioCherno/Coral/tree/dev the relevant code is at uh

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

qhar?

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

which link?

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

oh so -- can you not invoke MSBuild programatically or?

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

I was working off of this https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/visualstudio/msbuild/msbuild-api?view=vs-2022

Build and inspect projects with the MSBuild API - MSBuild

Explore the public API surface provided in MSBuild that you can use to enable your program to perform builds and inspect projects.

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

is MSDN just outdated here then?

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

I can see what that says -- just asking whether that MSDN page is like for something else

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

I mean the context is basically just "reimplement" dotnet build kwk

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

yeah? like I assume that's just using this internally

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

I can see it -- I just thought it's preferable to ask in forums for more drawn out q.s no?

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

isn't that just crossposting? oki dokes

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

Sure I mean I can just use this API you've sent instead of the ms.build one and it might "just work"

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

I'm not sure if I can provide more context by my application user gives sln path, I build it

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Emily-TTGOP•3d ago

I know? it just doesn't have stuff relevant to my situation

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