FW: [NAnt-users] build fails with "Cannot access the file [file] because it is being used by another process"

[Foster, Richard - PAL]

Dratit! I wish this mailing list responded to the list... not to individuals! Response forwarded.

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From: Foster, Richard - PAL
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:09
To: 'Felice Vittoria'
Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] <solution> build fails with "Cannot access the file [file] because it is being used by another process"

Felice,

 

I would prefer not to use devenv, because it is desirable that a full Visual Studio .NET license is not required for the build machine. (The solution task, at least until recently, worked quite happily with the "free" .NET SDK).

 

Regards,

Richard

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From: Felice Vittoria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 10:05
To: Foster, Richard - PAL; nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: RE: [NAnt-users] <solution> build fails with "Cannot access the file [file] because it is being used by another process"

Do you have to use a <solution> task?   I use 'devenv.com' to build my projects.  Here's an example of one of my tasks.   I then have a separate task for resgen.  

 

<target name="compile">
  <echo message="Compiling: ${proj.rootdir}\${proj.subdir}\${proj.name}" />
  <exec program="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\IDE\devenv.com"
     commandline="&quot;${proj.rootdir}\${proj.subdir}\${proj.name}&quot; /build ${build.config}" />
 </target>

 

HTH,

Felice

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Foster, Richard - PAL
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:59 AM
To: nant-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: [NAnt-users] <solution> build fails with "Cannot access the file [file] because it is being used by another process"

Hi there,

I suspect this problem may be associated with something like (for example) the anti-virus software over which I have no control.

I see from the mailing list that it was believed resolved back in 2004. Well, I'm getting it (intermittently) with the most recent "nightly" build (the one dated December 13th).

It appears to occur most frequently under the following conditions:

1) The build must be a sub-build (i.e. triggered through a <nant … /> element)
2) The project being built by the <solution … /> is a small one consisting of one form, and at most two other classes.

The culprit which is "being used by another process" is almost invariably ResGen.exe. I guess it is copied to the temp folder before an attempt is made to compile the resource files.

Any suggestions for how I can resolve this?

Regards,
Richard