After quite a bit of google'ing, I came across someone who had a similar issue which was fixed by emptying their %TEMP% folder. So, being desperate, I did just that and my builds started working again. It would seem there might be some sort of name collision somewhere, but I have no idea where (candle, msbuild, sitting between keyboard and chair).
In other words: it works, but I don't know why. ;-/ thanks ~John On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 4:38 PM, John M. Wright <wright.joh...@gmail.com>wrote: > When attempting to build a wixproj from VisualStudio 2012/MSBuild, it > started failing today with the below message. > > Can you provide any insight as to why this might be failing and what file > it is complaining already exists? > > Note: If I run the candle command directly in the console, instead of > through msbuild, it succeeds. > I tried uninstalling WiX and reinstalling, but that didn't help. > > I'm running WiX v3.6. This was working fine earlier today, so I'm sure I > broke something, I just can't figure out what I broke or where else to look. > > thanks > ~john > > Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 4.0.30319.17929 > [Microsoft .NET Framework, version 4.0.30319.17929] > Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. > > Build started 10/5/2012 4:27:44 PM. > Project > "c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\Placeholde > rInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj" on node 1 > (Clean > ;Rebuild target(s)). > Compile: > C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.6\bin\candle.exe -dDebug > -dConfiguratio > n=Debug -dOutDir=bin\ -dPlatform=x86 > -dProjectDir=c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\I > > nstaller-branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\ > -dProjectExt=.wixproj -dProjectFileName=DemoProductInstaller.wixproj > -dProjec > tName=DemoProductInstaller > -dProjectPath=c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer- > > branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProduc > tInstaller.wixproj > -dTargetDir=c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxx > xxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\bin\ > -dTargetExt=.ms > i -dTargetFileName=DemoProductInstaller.msi > -dTargetName=DemoProductInstaller > > -dTargetPath=c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\Pla > ceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\bin\DemoProductInstaller.msi > -out obj > \Debug\ -arch x86 Product.wxs > C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(2066,5): > erro > r MSB6003: The specified task executable could not be run. The file > exists.\r [ > > c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstalle > r\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj] > C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(2066,5): > erro > r MSB6003: > [c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\Placeh > olderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj] > Done Building Project > "c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Instal > ler\PlaceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj" > (C > lean;Rebuild target(s)) -- FAILED. > > > Build FAILED. > > > "c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstall > er\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj" (Clean;Rebuild > target) ( > 1) -> > (Compile target) -> > C:\Program Files > (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(2066,5): er > ror MSB6003: The specified task executable could not be run. The file > exists.\r > > [c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstal > ler\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj] > C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(2066,5): > erro > r MSB6003: > [c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\Placeh > olderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj] > > 0 Warning(s) > 1 Error(s) > > Time Elapsed 00:00:01.02 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't let slow site performance ruin your business. Deploy New Relic APM Deploy New Relic app performance management and know exactly what is happening inside your Ruby, Python, PHP, Java, and .NET app Try New Relic at no cost today and get our sweet Data Nerd shirt too! http://p.sf.net/sfu/newrelic-dev2dev _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
