This can be reproduced with a test project with the following csproj:
<Project>
<Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.9.0" />
<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="1.3.2" />
<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="1.3.2" />
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
</Project>The following, equivalent csproj results in a successful load
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.9.0" />
<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="1.3.2" />
<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="1.3.2" />
</ItemGroup>
</Project>As does this, simply leaving the Sdk attribute empty:
<Project Sdk="">
<Import Project="Sdk.props" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
<PropertyGroup>
<TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="15.9.0" />
<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="1.3.2" />
<PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="1.3.2" />
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="Sdk.targets" Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk" />
</Project>Below is the full error:
System.Exception: Unable to find the project declaration in this file. This does not appear to be a valid MSBuild project file
at nCrunch.Compiler.BuildXml.AddDefaultBuildTarget(String newTargetName)
at .(BuildXml , String )
at nCrunch.Compiler.LoadTimeQuery..ctor(BuildXml buildXml, IList`1 importExpressions, IPlatformTypeFactory[] platformTypeFactories, IList`1 loadTimeQueryDeclarations)
at nCrunch.Compiler.ComponentAnalysisContext..ctor(ComponentLoadParameters loadParameters, IBuildableProject buildableProject, DirectoryPath baseIntermediateOutputPath)
at nCrunch.Compiler.RemoteBuildRunner.AnalyseComponentBuild(ComponentLoadParameters parameters)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
at nCrunch.TaskRunner.Ipc.IpcMessageProcessor.(CallMethodMessage )
at nCrunch.TaskRunner.Ipc.IpcMessageProcessor.ProcessMessageReturningResult(Byte[] data)
at nCrunch.TaskRunner.Ipc.RemoteInstance.(Byte[] )
at nCrunch.TaskRunner.Ipc.RemoteInstance.Invoke(IMessage msg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at nCrunch.Compiler.IRemoteBuildRunner.AnalyseComponentBuild(ComponentLoadParameters parameters)
at nCrunch.Core.BuildManagement.BuildProcessLauncher..(IRemoteBuildRunner )
at nCrunch.Core.BuildManagement.BuildProcessLauncher.(Action`1 , FilePath , String , ExternalProcess )
at nCrunch.Core.BuildManagement.BuildProcessLauncher.(Action`1 , EffectiveProcessorArchitecture , GridClientId , BuildSystemParameters , IList`1 , Nullable`1 , GridAddress )
at nCrunch.Core.BuildManagement.BuildProcessLauncher.AnalyseComponentBuildInExternalProcess(ComponentLoadParameters parameters, IList`1 customEnvironmentVariables)
at nCrunch.Client.ComponentLoader.SnapshotComponentLoader.(EffectiveProcessorArchitecture , String )
at nCrunch.Client.ComponentLoader.SnapshotComponentLoader.CreateComponentFromXml(FilePath projectFilePath, ParsedBuildXml projectXml, FilePath solutionFilePath, String[] additionalFilesToIncludeAtSolutionLevel, Boolean isLoadedFromFile, VisualStudioVersion vsVersion, ComponentUniqueName componentName, TaskSettings componentTaskSettings, Exception parseException, String targetFramework)Is this known or expected? Is there a way around this other than adding Sdk="" as an attribute to the Project element?
Thanks