error MSB3073: The command "grunt" exited with code 1 ;Set-Content : Could not find a part of the path 'D:\a\1\a\Publish\manifest.xml'. At D:\a\1\s\build.ps1:49 char:1

[msazonov]

Hi all, I am following the Microsoft lab for CI and CD using the Parts unlimited Repo but the and on 4 part and step 10 , .Net core Build in the AzureDevOps pipeline fails with the following error:

D:\a\1\s\src\PartsUnlimitedWebSite\PartsUnlimitedWebsite.csproj(41,5): error MSB3073: The command "grunt" exited with code 1.

[error]Set-Content : Could not find a part of the path 'D:\a\1\a\Publish\manifest.xml'.

At D:\a\1\s\build.ps1:49 char:1

• Set-Content -Path $manifestFile -Value $sourceManifest

• 
  + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (D:\a\1\a\Publish\manifest.xml:String) [Set-Content], DirectoryNotFoundE 
  xception
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : GetContentWriterDirectoryNotFoundError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetContentCommand

[error]Process completed with exit code 1 and had 2 error(s) written to the error stream.

Hope someone can help me with this. I tried everything that i was able to find as suggestion.

Thank you. Marina