[Bug] -output file -outputfile gitversion.json exited with code 1.

[ucapbba]

Description of issue

I have added GitVersion.MsBuild.5.8.1to my GUI.csproj (contained in a Visual Studio 2017 solution with many projects). My .yml contains the line run: msbuild /m /p:Configuration=${{env.BUILD_CONFIGURATION}} ${{env.SOLUTION_FILE_PATH}}
which is run after push. Having added GitVersion I see (full paths reduced):

   "D:\a\GUI\GUI.csproj" (default target) (2) ->
   (RunGitVersion target) -> 
     D:\a\packages\GitVersion.MsBuild.5.8.1\tools\GitVersion.MsBuild.targets(9,9): error MSB3073: The command ""D:\a\packages\GitVersion.MsBuild.5.8.1\tools\net48/gitversion.exe" "D:\a\GUI" -output file -outputfile gitversion.json" exited with code 1. [D:\a\GUI\GUI.csproj]

Analysis

The line where error occurs in GitVersion.MsBuild.target is

Exec Command="$(GitVersionFileExe) "$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)" $(GitVersion_ToolArgments)"

I add my gitversion.json which appeared in my project folder after local build (I also tried adding to source control but I guess not required) , and my msbuild.yml and GUI.csproj used here:

gitversion - Copy.json.txt
msbuild - Copy.yml.txt
GUI - Copy.csproj.txt

Context

This is the first time I have used GitVersion. I installed using NuGet package and removed AssemblyInfo.cs from the .csproj. The repository is private, if useful I can add a user to assist.

I have been following here to try to understand the issue
https://gitversion.net/docs/usage/msbuild

Your Environment

VS 2017 / Net 4.8 / Windows 10 / GitVersion.MsBuild.5.8.1

Thankyou

[asbjornu]

Can you please try the command line instead? If it too fails, it may be easier to figure out why.

[ucapbba]

running dotnet-gitversion from my .git location I get

which looks reasonable.

I re-added my AssemblyInfo.cs and ran dotnet-gitversion /updateassemblyinfo and my AssemblyInfo.cs is updated with

[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("0.1.0-FRAN-90-Jenkins.1+314.Branch.FRAN-90-Jenkins.Sha.e09f43344ed471e1ae810288e0527a946f86383c")]

I then ran the line from the build error in command line
Path\packages\GitVersion.MsBuild.5.8.1\tools\net48/gitversion.exe Path\GUI -output file -outputfile gitversion.json
and do not receive any error so it seems to be something to do with the msbuild.yml

[asbjornu]

Yeah, looks like GitVersion itself is working fine. If there's something wrong with msbuild.yml, that's out of scope for GitVersion, sorry.

[ucapbba]

Perhaps it's related to this case :
#2534

the slash seems to be the wrong way before gitversion.exe \net48/gitversion.exe so perhaps the error is due to not being able to find GitVersion.exe in the GitAction

[ucapbba]

I have replicated the case with a very simple test project
https://github.com/ucapbba/CodeSamples/tree/main/GitAction
and workflow
https://github.com/ucapbba/CodeSamples/tree/main/.github/workflows

It is the default "Hello World" .csproj in visual studio which uses the default MSBuild git action from GitHub and uses the GitVersion.MSBuild NuGet Package. You can see exactly what has been done and replicate the error with a push to main or PR to GitVersion branch

[asbjornu]

@ucapbba, for GitVersion to execute successfully, it needs the full repository history. By default, actions/checkout does a shallow clone. Add the following to the workflow and it should at least be able to execute:

    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      with:
        fetch-depth: 0

This requirement is documented.

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