VS 2022 cannot find path to MSBuild.

[NoelAbrahams]

Hi

Used version: 1.1.4

The logic for getting the path to MSBuild.exe is failing for the following reason:

• When using msbuild.config('version', '17.0');
• VS 2022 is installed under 'Program Files'.
• The location of MSBuild is here: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Community/MSBuild/Current/Bin/MSBuild.exe
• Node process.env['ProgramFiles'] gives 'C:\Program Files (x86)'

Debugging is really hard because errors are being logged to console, which is not visible when invoked outside of the command line.

if(msbuildDir === undefined){
console.log('** Could not find VS IDE / tools install folder. Please install at least the VS Build Tools in the "programFiles" dir. **');
}

Also after this error, the code just carries on without terminating causing the whole process to crash.

[jhaker]

Resolved in commit 6fb5d83. "Add log to file for improved troubleshooting. Add support for env build path."

See readme for an alternative way to set build paths using the environment variable "MsbuildPath".

[NoelAbrahams]

Not sure why this was closed or what has been fixed.

The path is currently resolving to non-existent file C:\Windows\microsoft.net\Framework\v17.0\msbuild.exe.

[jhaker]

Support for a better dotnet framework locator is needed. I am open to pull requests if anyone would like to extend the current detection code. Or if anyone knows of an npm package that locates dotnet build paths I would be happy to take a look and integrate if it works.

For now, I have included two ways to override build paths. Please see readme for examples.