Getting error when running XUnit.net msbuild task for Assemblies

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  •  21-07-2023
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Question

I'm getting an error when running xunit.net tasks using MSBuild tasks, as detailed in the xunit wiki: http://xunit.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=HowToUseMSBuild

My MSBuild file is:

<Project
    DefaultTargets="Test"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">

  <UsingTask
    AssemblyFile="xunit.runner.msbuild.dll"
    TaskName="Xunit.Runner.MSBuild.xunit" />

  <ItemGroup>
    <TestAssemblies Include="..\**/*.tests.dll" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <Target Name="Test">
    <xunit Assemblies="@(TestAssemblies)" xml="..\TestResults.xml" />
  </Target>

</Project>

when I run the msbuild script the build runs successfully and my test results are returned (Test count, failure count etc).

However after displaying the results I get the message to:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\jobs\My First Jenkins Build\workspace\src\MyWeb App\Solution Items\xunit.msbuild" (default target) (1) -> (Test target) -> C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\jobs\My First Jenkins Build\workspace\src\MyWe bApp\Solution Items\xunit.msbuild(14,5): error : System.ArgumentException: Coul d not find file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\jobs\My First Jenkins Build\wor kspace\src\MyWebApp\MyWebApp.Tests\obj\Debug\xunit.dll C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\jobs\My First Jenkins Build\workspace\src\MyWe bApp\Solution Items\xunit.msbuild(14,5): error : at Xunit.ExecutorWrapper..c tor(String assemblyFilename, String configFilename, Boolean shadowCopy) C:\Program Files (x86)\Jenkins\jobs\My First Jenkins Build\workspace\src\MyWe bApp\Solution Items\xunit.msbuild(14,5): error : at Xunit.Runner.MSBuild.xun it.ExecuteAssembly(String assemblyFilename, String configFilename, IRunnerLogge r logger)

I'm not sure why it's looking for xunit.dll, can anyone shed any light? When I use <xunit Assembly> rather than <xunit Assemblies> it works okay.

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Solution

The issue that I was having was with my TestAssemblies element, updating it to the following has resolved the issue:

<TestAssemblies Include="..\**\bin\*\*.Tests.dll" />

I think something other my intended 'test' dlls were being picked up, which was causing xunit to look for xunit.dll.

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