VS issue with building, and can't start after compiling - file not found

[cool-ej]

VS issue with building, and can't start after compiling - file not found

[SadPencil]

Hi. Don't worry. Your help is on the way.

Based on your solution, you might need to install extra components for a full development experience.

I've also encountered this issue. To get rid of this error message, you may uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 and install it again. You should be able to keep .NET 8 SDK along with .NET 7 SDK then.

Also, note that .NET 7/8 builds do not have such files as clientdx.exe. Only .NET 4 builds have such files, while in develop branch there is no .NET 4 support.

Since we're now working on .NET 8/4.8 migrations, I recommend you switch to branch revert-to-net-framework. This can be done by command git checkout revert-to-net-framework inside the source folder. After switching to this branch, you should be able to run Build-All.ps1 and get clientdx.exe with all other necessary files without problems. You can also open the project in Visual Studio after finishing the re-installation I've mentioned before.

Let me know if you have further questions.

[frg2089]

Creating a global.json should take care of that!

like this:

{
  "sdk": {
    "rollForward": "major",
    "version": "7.0.400"
  }
}