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TFS2013 changes in the build template don't have any effect

I changed a TFS2013 build template and the changes don't take any effect, even if I force an exception. The changes are properly checked-in. New defined arguments are visible in the logs, but none of the newly added additional activities are executed, neither visible in the logs.

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I didn't add any custom activities. I just added a new MSBuild activity just after the main build loop to build a WIX project. I also added some conditions to check whether there really is a WiX project to build or whether the given project exists.

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What could be a reason for that?

Thanks, Juergen

Solution

  • In the XAML, there are 2 places where MSBuild is called, one for the "Clean" and one for the "Build".

    If you add the activities to the just Clean activity, you won't see them run on the build. I usually just add my custom MSBuild stuff into both.