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Build project using devenv.exe in TFS 15RC1 Build Server

I have a trouble with understanding how to use devenv.exe from TFS Build Server.

There is no default step to use devenv, so I tried to use PowerShell sсript to execute devenv.exe with parameters. There are no errors in build process but I see that build result files are not updated. If I execute the script manually on a agent-machine, the build passes successfully. That is my script:

$process = [System.Diagnostics.Process]::Start( "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe", "/Rebuild ""MyConfig"" ""C:\agent\agent\_work\1\s\MyProject.sln"" /Project ""C:\agent\agent\_work\1\s\MyProject\MyProject.dwproj""") 
$process.WaitForExit()

As you see now I do not use variables for source paths, but I will use it if script will work.

I also have to say that I could not find any logs with errors. Maybe I do not know where to find them?

So,

  1. What am I doing wrong in powershell script?
  2. What is the best practice to build project using devenv.exe in TFS Build Server?

PS We are using TFS 15 RC1 (Version 15.103.25603.0).

Solution

  • I found that it doesn't work only when the agent is running as a service. When I started the agent in the interactive mode, my tasks started to work correctly. Why? - I don't know.