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| Tom |
Hi,
I've got the same problem as this:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&frame=right&th=f7352968831db53c&seekm=5I86k%24t%24CHA.1640%40cpmsftngxa06.phx.gbl#link1
Basically, I've got a large solution with a few setup projects and at
some point recently they all seem to have gone bad. I get the
following error, among others:
Unable to update the dependencies of the project. The dependencies
for the object 'dotnetfxredist_x86.msm' cannot be determined.
I've tried Refresh Dependencies, and I get the following error:
Exception Occurred.
Here's my environment:
Visual Studio 7.1.3088
Framework 1.1.4322
Has anyone figured out a solution to this?
Thanks, and have a good day.
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| Tom |
| GOOD ANSWER |
Have some additional info:
If I go ahead and delete the outputs from the File System Editor
window, then re-add them, I can build the setup. This is easier than
re-creating the entire setup project, but I'm still hoping to find a
fix for this.
Also, is there any logging that might give me more information than
"Exception Occurred." when I try to refresh dependencies? It's not
writing anything to the event viewer.
Thanks,
Tom
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| Tom |
And a bit more:
I did a diff between the setup project files that worked and those
that didn't, and the only significant difference I can see is that the
broken project files had double entries in the MergeModule section.
Here's an example of a broken one:
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"MergeModule"
{
"{35A69C6E-5BA4-440D-803D-762B59A45393}:_ED92953B0BDC4D88B98BDF822FC7E0BE"
{
"UseDynamicProperties" = "11:TRUE"
"IsDependency" = "11:TRUE"
"SourcePath" = "8:dotnetfxredist_x86.msm"
"Properties"
{
}
"LanguageId" = "3:1033"
"Exclude" = "11:TRUE"
"Folder" = "8:"
"Feature" = "8:"
"IsolateTo" = "8:"
}
"{35A69C6E-5BA4-440D-803D-762B59A45393}:_FA5D32956734448686E73172FB34B044"
{
"UseDynamicProperties" = "11:TRUE"
"IsDependency" = "11:TRUE"
"SourcePath" = "8:dotnetfxredist_x86.msm"
"Properties"
{
}
"LanguageId" = "3:1033"
"Exclude" = "11:TRUE"
"Folder" = "8:"
"Feature" = "8:"
"IsolateTo" = "8:"
}
}
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The only way I've been able to get it working again at this point is
to do the following:
1. Go into File System Editor and delete the Primary Output from the
project(s).
2. Open the .vdproj file in a text editor. You will notice one entry
in the MergeModule section for every merge module that was detected
already. Delete them all, leaving
"MergeModule"
{
}
Save and close that file.
3. Reload the file in Visual Studio, and re-add the Primary Output and
whatever else you need from your solution.
This is a pain, but easier than starting over, especially when you are
using VSS and other people already have the project.
If anyone else runs into this problem, hopefully this will help.
Thanks, and have a good day.
Tom
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| Shawn Smiley |
Thanks for the info Tom. I've been fighting this same issue on a regular basis. I have found one additional piece of information that may be helpful in tracking down the cause of this problem:
The issue seems to be related to checking the file out of VSS. I have a setup project that compiles fine when you get the latest version. But as soon as you do a check-out on the project (without changing anything) the compile fails with the same error you saw. Undo-ing the check out and it all compiles again (at least for the first 2-3 times you try it). I'm not sure why checking the project file out from VSS would cause this problem though. I've checked the file out 10 times (to update version numbers as we go through QA builds) prior to this with no problems.
Thanks,
Shawn.
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From: Shawn Smiley
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| Sean Flook |
Thanks Tom and Shawn for the info. I have a bit more information to add. In my case I also found some of the dependencies appearing in the File section after I had removed the primary outputs from the project. I had to remove these before I could get the project to compile.
Hope this helps in the search for the cause of this problem.
Thanks
Sean.
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From: Sean Flook
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