Docker image for building solution with both C++ and C# projects

Question

I had a docker file that used to successfully build a VS2019 solution containing C++ and C# projects. Then recently it stopped working.

I've been investigating and trying various combinations of docker images, without success.

I've now got a test VS2019 solution with one C++ hello world console project and one C# .NET5 hello world console project. This does not compile using the following docker file:

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FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8

SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]

# Copy our Install script.
COPY Install.cmd C:\TEMP\

# Download collect.exe in case of an install failure.
ADD https://aka.ms/vscollect.exe C:\TEMP\collect.exe

ADD https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/vs_buildtools.exe C:\Temp\vs_buildtools.exe
ADD https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/channel C:\Temp\VisualStudio.chman
RUN C:\Temp\vs_buildtools.exe `
--quiet --wait --norestart --nocache `
--installPath C:\BuildTools `
--channelUri C:\Temp\VisualStudio.chman `
--installChannelUri C:\Temp\VisualStudio.chman `
--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools;includeRecommended `
--add Microsoft.Component.MSBuild `
|| IF "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="3010" EXIT 0

WORKDIR /src

ENTRYPOINT ["powershell.exe", "-NoLogo", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass"] && CMD "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Commom7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat"

The compiler error is C:\src\dockertest\ConsoleApplications\ConsoleApplicationCpp\ConsoleApplicationCpp.vcxproj(28,3): error MSB4019: The imp orted project "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.Cpp.D efault.props" was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Vi sual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" is correct, and that the file exist s on disk.

Interestingly, this installs MSBuild for VS2022, despite the aka.ms/vs/16 link requesting VS2019.

Interestingly, this installs .NET SDK 6.0.101, despite the FROM line asking for 4.8

But the main problem is the VC tools are not installed. The folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\MSBuild\Microsoft does not contain the VC folder.

I've followed various examples but they don't appear to work any more with the recent docker images.

Answer 1

Try this:

# escape=`

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/framework/sdk:4.8


SHELL ["cmd", "/S", "/C"]

ADD https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_buildtools.exe C:\vs_buildtools.exe

RUN C:\vs_buildtools.exe `
--quiet --wait --norestart --nocache modify `
--installPath "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools" `
--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktopBuildTools;includeRecommended `
--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools;includeRecommended `
--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools;includeRecommended `
|| IF "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="3010" EXIT 0

RUN del C:\vs_buildtools.exe

COPY . .

RUN nuget restore

RUN MSBuild GameClient.sln /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64
WORKDIR /Product

ENTRYPOINT ["C:\\Product\\WOTS.exe", "&&", "powershell.exe", "-NoLogo", "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass"]