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Debugging CoreFX build issues
MSBuild debug options
- Enable MSBuild diagnostics log (msbuild.log):
dotnet build my.csproj /flp:v=diag
- Generate a flat project file (out.pp):
dotnet build my.csproj /pp:out.pp
- Generate a binary log usable by the MSBuild Binary and Structured Log Viewer:
dotnet build my.csproj /bl
Steps to debug packaging build issues
(This documentation is work in progress.)
I found the following process to help when investigating some of the build issues caused by incorrect packaging.
To quickly validate if a given project compiles on all supported configurations use dotnet build /t:RebuildAll
. This applies for running tests as well. For more information, see Building individual libraries
Assuming the current directory is \src\contractname\
:
- Build the
\ref
folder:dotnet build
Check the logs for output such as:
Project "S:\c1\src\System.Net.ServicePoint\ref\System.Net.ServicePoint.csproj" (1) is building "S:\c1\src\System.Net.ServicePoint\ref\System.Net.ServicePoint.csproj" (2:3) on node 1
(Build target(s)).
[...]
CopyFilesToOutputDirectory:
Copying file from "S:\c1\bin/obj/ref/System.Net.ServicePoint/4.0.0.0/System.Net.ServicePoint.dll" to "S:\c1\bin/ref/System.Net.ServicePoint/4.0.0.0/System.Net.ServicePoint.dll".
System.Net.ServicePoint -> S:\c1\bin\ref\System.Net.ServicePoint\4.0.0.0\System.Net.ServicePoint.dll
Copying file from "S:\c1\bin/obj/ref/System.Net.ServicePoint/4.0.0.0/System.Net.ServicePoint.pdb" to "S:\c1\bin/ref/System.Net.ServicePoint/4.0.0.0/System.Net.ServicePoint.pdb".
[...]
Project "S:\c1\src\System.Net.ServicePoint\ref\System.Net.ServicePoint.csproj" (1) is building "S:\c1\src\System.Net.ServicePoint\ref\System.Net.ServicePoint.csproj" (2:4) on node 1
(Build target(s)).
[...]
CopyFilesToOutputDirectory:
Copying file from "S:\c1\bin/obj/ref/System.Net.ServicePoint/4.0.0.0/netcoreapp1.1/System.Net.ServicePoint.dll" to "S:\c1\bin/ref/System.Net.ServicePoint/4.0.0.0/netcoreapp1.1/System.Net.ServicePoint.dll".
System.Net.ServicePoint -> S:\c1\bin\ref\System.Net.ServicePoint\4.0.0.0\netcoreapp1.1\System.Net.ServicePoint.dll
Copying file from "S:\c1\bin/obj/ref/System.Net.ServicePoint/4.0.0.0/netcoreapp1.1/System.Net.ServicePoint.pdb" to "S:\c1\bin/ref/System.Net.ServicePoint/4.0.0.0/netcoreapp1.1/System.Net.ServicePoint.pdb".
Using your favourite IL disassembler, ensure that each platform contains the correct APIs. Missing APIs from the contracts is likely caused by not having the right DefineConstants
tags in the csproj files.
- Build the
\src
folder:dotnet build
Use the same technique above to ensure that the binaries include the correct implementations.
- Build the
\pkg
folder:dotnet build
Ensure that all Build Pivots are actually being built. This should build all .\ref and .\src variations as well as actually creating the NuGet packages.
Verify that the contents of the nuspec as well as the actual package is correct. You can find the packages by searching for the following pattern in the msbuild output:
GetPkgProjPackageDependencies:
Skipping target "GetPkgProjPackageDependencies" because it has no inputs.
CreatePackage:
Created 'S:\c1\bin/packages/Debug/System.Net.Security.4.4.0-beta-24625-0.nupkg'
Created 'S:\c1\bin/packages/Debug/symbols/System.Net.Security.4.4.0-beta-24625-0.symbols.nupkg'
Build:
System.Net.Security -> S:\c1\bin/packages/Debug/specs/System.Net.Security.nuspec
To validate the content of the nupkg, change the extension to .zip. As before, use an IL disassembler to verify that the right APIs are present within ref\<platform>\contractname.dll
and the right implementations within the lib\<platform>\contractname.dll
.
- Run the tests from
\tests
:dotnet build /t:test
Ensure that the test is referencing the correct pkg. For example:
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\pkg\System.Net.ServicePoint.pkgproj" />
</ItemGroup>
Ensure that the right BuildTargetFramework
(what we're testing) is set.
To identify which of the combinations failed, search for the following pattern in the output:
Project "S:\c1\src\System.Net.ServicePoint\tests\System.Net.ServicePoint.Tests.csproj" (1) is building "S:\c1\src\System.Net.ServicePoint\tests\System.Net.ServicePoint.Tests.csproj"
(2:5) on node 1 (Build target(s)).
ResolvePkgProjReferences:
Resolved compile assets from .NETStandard,Version=v2.0: S:\c1\bin\ref\System.Net.ServicePoint\4.0.0.0\System.Net.ServicePoint.dll
Resolved runtime assets from .NETCoreApp,Version=v2.0: S:\c1\bin\AnyOS.AnyCPU.Debug\System.Net.ServicePoint\System.Net.ServicePoint.dll
To run a test from a single Build Pivot combination, specify all properties and build the csproj
:
dotnet build System.Net.ServicePoint.Tests.csproj -f netcoreapp2.0 /t:test /p:OuterLoop=true /p:xunitoptions=-showprogress
Will run the test using the following pivot values:
- Architecture: AnyCPU
- Flavor: Debug
- OS: Windows_NT
- Target: netstandard2.0