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onlyutkarsh / ExportImportBuildDefinition

Export and Import your build definitions. Useful for recreating all the build steps, variables, schedules, etc in a different team project/account.
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Extension manifest file format is invalid #10

Closed ghost closed 7 years ago

ghost commented 7 years ago

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Description

Attempts to install the extension on TFS 2015 fail with the following error: "Extension manifest file format is invalid".

Steps to recreate

  1. Download Export/Import Build Definition for Team Foundation Server version 0.0.2.
  2. Open Control panel - Extensions using admin account in TFS 14.0.24606.0. The url is http://:8080/tfs/_admin/_extensions
  3. Press "Install" button.
  4. Select Export/Import Build Definition .vsix file using "Choose file" button.
  5. Press "Ok".

Current behavior

The following message is shown: "Extension manifest file format is invalid". Installation can't be completed.

Expected behavior

The extension should be installed normally or instructions about how to get around the problem are provided.

onlyutkarsh commented 7 years ago

@PavelShyshkouski It seems you are trying this extension on TFS 2015 Update 1. Extensions were only introduced from TFS 2015 Update 2 onward. Can you please update TFS 2015 to minimum Update 2 and then try?

Detailed steps on how to install extension are here: https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/marketplace/get-vsts-extensions