MSBuild process doesn't wait for resources generation in Restore target

[MihaMarkic]

Steps to Reproduce

My scenario is a solution consisting of a .NETStandard 2 project, Android library with custom Android resources and Android application. No bin or obj directories exist (this is important).

1. Invoke MSBuild on frontend project from command line with Targets Restore and Build

Expected Behavior

Project should compile.

Actual Behavior

Build fails when compiling for first time complaining about missing resources (error APT2260). Next compilation works assuming bin and obj directories aren't deleted in between. Now, if I do first Restore, wait for a second or two and then Build, it works. If there is no pause between the two steps, then it fails. I'm assuming Restore target doesn't wait for everything it does - or there is a caching issue on my computer. Is it possible that the cause is the former?

Version Information

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022 Version 17.0.1 VisualStudio.17.Release/17.0.1+31912.275 Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.8.04084

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Log File

[dellis1972]

@MihaMarkic

Are you using msbuild MyAndordProj.csproj /restore /t:Build ? This works much better than using "/t:Restore;Build"

[dellis1972]

It might be that when using "/t:Restore;Build" the targets are both run in parallel, which might explain why it works then you use then on their own.

I would use the /restore option rather than calling /t:Restore

[MihaMarkic]

@dellis1972 I was using the later /t:Restore;Build. But even if I use first /t:Restore and then /t:Build it won't work unless there is some time in between.

[dellis1972]

@MihaMarkic I always use msbuild MyAndordProj.csproj /restore /t:Build and have never had any issues with missing packages.

[dellis1972]

Its possible they changed something in the NuGet targets maybe 🤷 .

[MihaMarkic]

@dellis1972 But are you using it on clean build? I mean no bin and obj directories present? I didn't notice it before because I usually first develop in VS and here and there fire build process from command line.

[jonathanpeppers]

@MihaMarkic if this still fails, maybe send us the msbuild.binlog file this command generates:

> msbuild YourProject.csproj /restore /bl /t:Rebuild

You can also try git clean -dxf or something instead of Rebuild.

[MihaMarkic]

@jonathanpeppers yea, still fails. How can I send you the binlog?

[dellis1972]

@MihaMarkic the /bl command will generate a msbuild.binlog file, which you can zip up and attach to this issue.

[MihaMarkic]

Dang, I tried to repro it in a sample but it is inconsistent - even the original project sometime works. Can I send you the binlog privately since it's a commercial project?

[dellis1972]

You can , both @jonathanpeppers and I have our email addresses in our Profiles.

[MihaMarkic]

FYI sent yesterday

[dellis1972]

Yup I saw it. I had a quick look and it seems that the _ResolveLibraryProjectImports target is being skipped during a ReBuild. Because we see this

obj\Stage\110\libraryprojectimports.cache does not exist. No Project Library Imports found 

Which means none of the resource dependencies were found.

Not sure what is causing it yet though.