I cant compile successfully.

[liukuo362573]

I downloaded the source code zip file of Autofac ,my computer install VS 2012,I open Autofac.sln,then I compile project,but I can't compile successfully. Who can tell me why?

I found Reference of Autofac class libaray is empty.

[alexmg]

You will need to provide more information than this if you want someone to help you. What are the compile errors you are receiving? Do you need to compile from source or can you use the NuGet package?

[liukuo362573]

I want to compile from source,here this input editor can't upload image

[liukuo362573]

There are 320 errors when I compile Autofac one class libaray. it seems it references nothing.

[liukuo362573]

错误 138 未能找到类型或命名空间名称“Stack”(是否缺少 using 指令或程序集引用?) E:\My\Autofac-master\Core\Source\Autofac\Core\Resolving\ResolveOperation.cs 38 18 Autofac 错误 215 未能找到类型或命名空间名称“Stack”(是否缺少 using 指令或程序集引用?) E:\My\Autofac-master\Core\Source\Autofac\Core\Disposer.cs 41 9 Autofac 错误 305 未能找到类型或命名空间名称“Stack”(是否缺少 using 指令或程序集引用?) E:\My\Autofac-master\Core\Source\Autofac\Core\Resolving\CircularDependencyDetector.cs 58 92 Autofac 错误 86 未能找到类型或命名空间名称“Queue”(是否缺少 using 指令或程序集引用?) E:\My\Autofac-master\Core\Source\Autofac\Core\Registration\ServiceRegistrationInfo.cs 23 9 Autofac 错误 322 未能找到类型或命名空间名称“ParameterExpression”(是否缺少 using 指令或程序集引用?) E:\My\Autofac-master\Core\Source\Autofac\Features\GeneratedFactories\FactoryGenerator.cs 178 55 Autofac 错误 9 未能找到类型或命名空间名称“LinkedList”(是否缺少 using 指令或程序集引用?) E:\My\Autofac-master\Core\Source\Autofac\Core\Registration\ServiceRegistrationInfo.cs 18 18 Autofac 错误 296 未能找到类型或命名空间名称“Expression”(是否缺少 using 指令或程序集引用?) E:\My\Autofac-master\Core\Source\Autofac\Builder\MetadataConfiguration.cs 53 64 Autofac 错误 310 未能找到类型或命名空间名称“Expression”(是否缺少 using 指令或程序集引用?) E:\My\Autofac-master\Core\Source\Autofac\Util\ReflectionExtensions.cs 67 13 Autofac

[vikramjb]

Expand the references section of the project and see if there is a error/warning icon on any of the references.

[liukuo362573]

I cant expand the reference section in Core->Autofac,the reference is empty,others project can.

[vikramjb]

I am referring to the Assembly references section of the project. And what do you mean the Core->Autofac is empty ? Can you share a screenshot ?

[liukuo362573]

I have a screenshot :

[vikramjb]

What's your version of Visual Studio ? For me, VS Express 2012 did not load some of projects in AutoFac.

[liukuo362573]

I use Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 of Chinese Version. It disappoints me.crazy

[vikramjb]

When you open the project, did it show any alerts or information window ?

[liukuo362573]

Autofac-master\Examples\DomainServicesExample\DomainServicesExample.csproj Load error

[vikramjb]

And what was the error ?

[liukuo362573]

I know the reason,it is .Net Portable Class Library. Now Most of open source libraries are being released with portable support.

[shiftkey]

@lhking can you share a screenshot of the version of VS you are running? It's likely to be different text for your version, but it should be in the same spot:

Here's my VS2012 for reference (I'm going to clone down the Autofac repo now and test it out):

[shiftkey]

So these are some incompatible projects which I see when opening the solution in VS2012 Update 4.

And the DomainServicesExample project raises a specific message:

I think it's because I don't have the right components installed

Examples\EnterpriseLibraryExample.MvcApplication\EnterpriseLibraryExample.MvcApplication.csproj: The Web Developer Tools option must be installed prior to opening or creating Web projects. You can install this option by repairing your Microsoft Visual Studio installation and ensuring that 'Web Developer Tools' is checked in the list of optional components

[tillig]

Can you try it with VS2013? We have a read me for devs (developer.html) in the source outlining the prerequisites for building - we've been using 2013 for a while now.

[shiftkey]

Yup, seems I've done a bad thing (see the last two items are unchecked):

I bet it's the same with VS2013.

[shiftkey]

@tillig

Can you try it with VS2013? We have a read me for devs (developer.html) in the source outlining the prerequisites for building - we've been using 2013 for a while now.

Sure can, but the prerequisites don't specify which VS features you need to have :grinning:

[liukuo362573]

@shiftkey ,I think I should install .Net Framework 4.5.1,but when I finished installing,My Vs 2012 cant open,now I am uninstalling and ReInstall Vs 2012.it's frustrating.

[liukuo362573]

Readme for Autofac Developers writes Developer Environment is Visual Studio 2013,I am wrong

[alexmg]

We moved to Visual Studio 2013 a while ago. There are a lot more things using NuGet now than in the past, but you will need the Silverlight bits for the WCF RIA Services example.

[tillig]

OK, I updated the dev doc with the appropriate component info for building using VS 2013. I'm going to go ahead and close this issue; if it turns out there are still challenges building using the prescribed environment, feel free to re-open.

[stratopost]

I just downloaded Autofac-developer & Autofac-master source as on today and unable to load / compile into visual studio 2013. Error as are as foloows:

[tillig]

This issue is three years old. We're on VS 2017 now.