I have had my first successful build using CC.Net + MSBuild on legacy project. Only took 8 hours.
My newb question is: Where is the output?
My ArtifactDirectory is empty. Where did everything go?
A:
Did you specify the ThoughtWorks.CruiseControl.MSBuild.dll logger in the msbuild-task? Did you have the xmllogger publisher?
EDIT:
What are you looking for : the results/logs that goes into the dashboard and mail or the website/dll/program you built?
Could you post your project configuration?
EDIT2:
The website/dll you built are located in the outDir you specified in your msbuild task. If you didn't override either the OutDir or the OutputPath property (in your msbuild task or msbuild build script) your website should be located in the WebProject\bin\Release (or Debug)_PublishedWebsites and your dlls should be located in every Project_dir\bin\Release (or Debug).
If you want a common output you need to specify it by overriding OutputPath or BaseOutputPath (see here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb629394.aspx ).
Benjamin Baumann
2010-09-22 16:02:16
I did specify the ThoughtWorks.CruiseControl.MSBuild.dll. What does the logger have to do with build output.
bearrito
2010-09-22 16:56:59
In the most recent versions, MSBuild automatically merge msbuild log file. BUt to be interpreted by the dashboard and email-publisher the log must be xml ones (transformed with xslt), the ThoughtWorks.CruiseControl.MSBuild.dll will log the msbuild output in a xml file. the <xmllogger> publisher will automatically merge the different xml files generated during the "prebuild" and "tasks" time. I edited my answer for more information/questions.
Benjamin Baumann
2010-09-23 07:23:10
I meant the website/dll. It is an asp.net application in this case.
bearrito
2010-09-23 17:46:20
Ok I reedited with more information.
Benjamin Baumann
2010-09-24 08:53:11
A:
If your source projects don't compile to custom folders, the code will be located wherever the source was pulled down to on the build box. As Benjamin stated, this will be the workingDirectory specified in the msbuild task.
If you didn't specify a working directory, I believe CruiseControl.net puts code in:
C:\Program Files\CruiseControl.NET\server\[Project Name]\WorkingDirectory
Pedro
2010-10-01 21:16:48