Re: [WiX-users] candle failing from MSbuild w/ "The file exists"

[John M. W. <wri...@gm...>]

After quite a bit of google'ing, I came across someone who had a similar
issue which was fixed by emptying their %TEMP% folder. So, being desperate,
I did just that and my builds started working again.  It would seem there
might be some sort of name collision somewhere, but I have no idea where
(candle, msbuild, sitting between keyboard and chair).

In other words: it works, but I don't know why. ;-/
thanks
~John

On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 4:38 PM, John M. Wright <wri...@gm...>wrote:

> When attempting to build a wixproj from VisualStudio 2012/MSBuild, it
> started failing today with the below message.
>
> Can you provide any insight as to why this might be failing and what file
> it is complaining already exists?
>
> Note: If I run the candle command directly in the console, instead of
> through msbuild, it succeeds.
> I tried uninstalling WiX and reinstalling, but that didn't help.
>
> I'm running WiX v3.6. This was working fine earlier today, so I'm sure I
> broke something, I just can't figure out what I broke or where else to look.
>
> thanks
> ~john
>
> Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 4.0.30319.17929
> [Microsoft .NET Framework, version 4.0.30319.17929]
> Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
> Build started 10/5/2012 4:27:44 PM.
> Project
> "c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\Placeholde
> rInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj" on node 1
> (Clean
> ;Rebuild target(s)).
> Compile:
>   C:\Program Files (x86)\WiX Toolset v3.6\bin\candle.exe -dDebug
> -dConfiguratio
>   n=Debug -dOutDir=bin\ -dPlatform=x86
> -dProjectDir=c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\I
>
> nstaller-branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\
>   -dProjectExt=.wixproj -dProjectFileName=DemoProductInstaller.wixproj
> -dProjec
>   tName=DemoProductInstaller
> -dProjectPath=c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-
>
> branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProduc
>   tInstaller.wixproj
> -dTargetDir=c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxx
>   xxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\bin\
> -dTargetExt=.ms
>   i -dTargetFileName=DemoProductInstaller.msi
> -dTargetName=DemoProductInstaller
>
>  -dTargetPath=c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\Pla
>   ceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\bin\DemoProductInstaller.msi
> -out obj
>   \Debug\ -arch x86 Product.wxs
> C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(2066,5):
> erro
> r MSB6003: The specified task executable could not be run. The file
> exists.\r [
>
> c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstalle
> r\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj]
> C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(2066,5):
> erro
> r MSB6003:
>  [c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\Placeh
> olderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj]
> Done Building Project
> "c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Instal
> ler\PlaceholderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj"
> (C
> lean;Rebuild target(s)) -- FAILED.
>
>
> Build FAILED.
>
>
> "c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstall
> er\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj" (Clean;Rebuild
> target) (
> 1) ->
> (Compile target) ->
>   C:\Program Files
> (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(2066,5): er
> ror MSB6003: The specified task executable could not be run. The file
> exists.\r
>
>  [c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\PlaceholderInstal
> ler\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj]
> C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WiX\v3.x\wix2010.targets(2066,5):
> erro
> r MSB6003:
>  [c:\Work\xxxxxV4\Branches\Installer-branch\xxxxx.Installer\Placeh
> olderInstaller\EmptyProductInstaller\DemoProductInstaller.wixproj]
>
>     0 Warning(s)
>     1 Error(s)
>
> Time Elapsed 00:00:01.02
>