MSBuild 17.1.0

This version of MSBuild shipped with Visual Studio 2022 17.1.0 and .NET SDK 6.0.200.

What's Changed (auto-generated)

• 17.1 branding by @benvillalobos in #6903
• Remove NoWarn for NU5125 by @rainersigwald in #6900
• Clean up minimum Windows version checks by @ladipro in #6877
• Fix EngineServices version bump check by @ladipro in #6939
• Fix EngineServices version bump check follow-up by @ladipro in #6942
• Events for SDK resolution by @rainersigwald in #6876
• [RAR] Stop removing from file cache just because an assembly is cached in process by @Forgind in #6891
• ProjectReference protocol documentation updates by @drewnoakes in #6892
• Enable NuGet static-graph restore by @rainersigwald in #6905
• Rework the only .doc file into .md by @lfmundim in #6910
• Update a namespace name in consuming-nuget-package.md by @tony-xia in #6914
• Fixed a minor typo by @tony-xia in #6915
• Localized file check-in by OneLocBuild Task: Build definition ID 9434: Build ID 5308962 by @dotnet-bot in #6929
• Fix typo: defailt -> default by @KirillOsenkov in #6938
• Localized file check-in by OneLocBuild Task: Build definition ID 9434: Build ID 5325719 by @dotnet-bot in #6951
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs17.0' => 'main' by @dotnet-maestro-bot in #6922
• Add Microsoft.IO.Redist for directory enumeration. by @AR-May in #6771
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in #6886
• Expander shortcut for string.LastIndexOfAny() by @KirillOsenkov in #6963
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs17.0' => 'main' by @dotnet-maestro-bot in #6965
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro in #6868
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro in #6893
• Introduce public interfaces for per-project and per-evaluation disk I/O callbacks by @ladipro in #6728
• Spurious Windows test failure in FindOnPathSucceeds by @Adityanr in #6975
• [automated] Merge branch 'vs17.0' => 'main' by @dotnet-maestro-bot in #6978
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in #6973
• double dash validation fix by @stanciuadrian in #6930
• Remove jnm2.ReferenceAssemblies.net35 to remove it as a prebuilt dependency for source-build by @dagood in #6966
• Eval cond perf by @Forgind in #6859
• Properly report HasLoggedErrors when converting errors into warnings by @benvillalobos in #6912
• RemoveDir returns !HasLoggedErrors by @benvillalobos in #6933
• Disable BannedApiAnalyzers during source-build to avoid a prebuilt dependency by @dagood in #6967
• ToolTasks Don't Log MSB4181 When Terminated by @benvillalobos in #6968
• Add missing match on metadata location translation by @cdmihai in #6972
• Check if Documentis null before creating elementlocation object by @yuehuang010 in #6998
• Minor allocation optimizations / cleanup by @ladipro in #6983
• Update Microsoft.Build.CommonTypes.xsd for AnalysisLevel and AnalysisMode values by @mavasani in #6996
• Remove pinned .NET Framework ref assembly package: let SDK provide it by @dagood in #6986
• Simplify property/item type requirements Fixes #6985 by @Forgind in #6995
• Stop loading Microsoft.DevDiv files as read-only by @ladipro in #7007
• Simplify verify throw and remove unnecessary usings by @Forgind in #6999
• CurrentHost was not properly set when DisableInProcNode = false by @xen2 in #7013
• Use cached StringBuilder in CreateManifestResourceName by @ladipro in #7012
• Preventing warning in bootstrapper package self contained scenario by @MSLukeWest in #7009
• Attempt to prevent node explosions with parallel node creation by @Forgind in #7004
• Remove reference to .NET Core 2.1 by @rainersigwald in #7030
• MSBuild 17.0 release notes by @rainersigwald in #6971
• Enable TaskHostFactory for .NET (Core) MSBuild by @rainersigwald in #6994
• Add VS Code tasks.json by @rainersigwald in #7036
• Switch to VS 2022 pools by @rainersigwald in #6908
• Add enumeration values for CopyToOutputDirectory in XSD by @drewnoakes in #7024
• Improve globbing performance by @drewnoakes in #7040
• Update mac version for CI by @Forgind in #7039
• Update some dependencies to 6.0 versions by @rainersigwald in #7050
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro in #6988
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in #6981
• RAR: Log full path of bad-image failures by @rainersigwald in #6895
• Switch to PublicApiAnalyzers by @rainersigwald in #7018
• Code cleanup: Remove references to FxCop by @ladipro in #7038
• Ship System.ValueTuple.dll to VS by @rainersigwald in #7045
• Localized file check-in by OneLocBuild Task: Build definition ID 9434: Build ID 5474402 by @dotnet-bot in #7060
• Disable RestoreUseStaticGraphEvaluation for source-build by @MichaelSimons in #7059
• Document MSBuildDebugEngine and other debugging doc improvements by @cdmihai in #7003
• Disable ValidateExecutableReferences by @rainersigwald in #7065
• Optimize diag level for file logger and console logger by @rokonec in #7026
• Loosen version comparisons in loading assemblies by @Forgind in #7042
• Remove closure allocation in CompositeGlob.IsMatch by @drewnoakes in #7052
• Get Microsoft SDK paths from 32-bit registry by @rainersigwald in #7048
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/roslyn by @dotnet-maestro in #6989
• Remove locker object from LazyFormattedBuildEventArgs by @ladipro in #7010
• Introduce Dependabot by @rainersigwald in #7046
• Fix binding redirect for System.Threading.Tasks.Dataflow by @rainersigwald in #7072
• Permit individually settable search paths by @Forgind in #7008
• Move NativeMethods and Traits to Framework by @rainersigwald in #7016
• Update System.Text.Encodings.Web binding redirect by @rainersigwald in #7077
• Drop remaining jnm2.ReferenceAssemblies.net35 references by @rainersigwald in #7076
• Revert "Disable ValidateExecutableReferences" by @rainersigwald in #7073
• Fixing bug detected by DDRIT by @rokonec in #7082
• Static graph doc clarifications by @cdmihai in #6812
• Optimized immutable files up to date checks by @rokonec in #6974
• Al.exe finds the correct tool based on platform by @benvillalobos in #7051
• Evaluator allocation optimization by @MichalPavlik in #7056
• Remove unused 'capacity' parameter for COW dictionaries by @drewnoakes in #7080
• Fix github URLs microsoft/msbuild -> dotnet/msbuild by @ladipro in #7083
• [main] Update dependencies from nuget/nuget.client by @dotnet-maestro in #7091
• Fixed test that is dependent on current regional settings by @MichalPavlik in #7087
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/arcade by @dotnet-maestro in #7081
• Add NoWarn t...

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MSBuild 17.1.1

This version of MSBuild shipped with .NET SDK 6.0.202 and includes a fix for dotnet/sdk#23498.

What's Changed

• Revert "Loosen version comparisons in loading assemblies (#7042)" by @rainersigwald in #7415
• Update official build references to tasks and pools that recently started failing by @rainersigwald in #7416

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MSBuild 17.0.0

This version of MSBuild shipped with Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0.0 and .NET SDK 6.0.100.

What's new

• MSBuild now reports its version as 17 and uses Visual Studio 2022 versions of tasks where appropriate.
• MSBuild now targets .NET Framework 4.7.2 and .NET 6.0.
• 64-bit MSBuild is now used for builds from Visual Studio.
• Binary logs are smaller and have more information.
• MSBuildCopyContentTransitively is now on by default, ensuring consistency in output folders on incremental builds.
• The method GetType() can no longer be called in property functions.

Detailed release notes

Added

• Intrinsic tasks now log their location (#6397). Thanks, @KirillOsenkov!
• TargetSkippedEventArgs now has TargetSkipReason and OriginalBuildEventContext (#6402, #6577). Thanks, @KirillOsenkov!
• TaskStarted events now log line and column (#6399). Thanks, @KirillOsenkov!
• ETW trace events for PerformDependencyAnalysis (#6658), WriteLinesToFile (#6670), CopyUpToDate (#6661).
• If the environment variable MSBuildDebugEngine is set, MSBuild will create binary logs for all operations to MSBUILDDEBUGPATH regardless of how it is called (#6639, #6792).
• ProjectReferences can now negotiate Platform (#6655, #6724, #6889).
• Tasks can now call TaskLoggingHelper.LogsMessagesOfImportance to determine if any attached logger would preserve a log message before constructing it (to save time in the not-being-logged case) (#6381, #6737).
• Support referencing assemblies with generic attributes (#6735). Thanks, @davidwrighton!
• XSD-based MSBuild IntelliSense now supports ImplicitUsings and Using items (#6755), InternalsVisibleTo (#6778), Windows Forms properties (#6860), DebugType (#6849), and SatelliteResourceLanguages (#6861). Thanks, @pranavkm, @DamianEdwards, @RussKie, and @drewnoakes!
• Tasks can now call TaskLoggingHelper.IsTaskInputLoggingEnabled and avoid redundant logging of inputs (#6803).
• Support extracting resource namespace from C# source that uses file-scoped namespaces (#6881).

Changed

• The on-disk format of serialized caches has changed (#6350, #6324, #6490, #6674).
• MSBuild is now signed with a new certificate (#6448).
• BuildParameters.DisableInprocNode now applies to more processes (#6400).
• VCTargetsPath now defaults to v170 (#6550).
• MSBuild no longer logs Building with tools version "Current" (#6627). Thanks, @KirillOsenkov!
• Text loggers now log properties and items at the end of evaluation (#6535).
• MSBuildCopyContentTransitively is now on by default, ensuring consistency in output folders on incremental builds (#6622, #6703).
• MSBuild on .NET 6 has improved task-assembly-reference fallback behavior (#6558).
• MSBuild features gated on the 16.8 changewave are now nonconfigurable (#6634).
• The deprecated import of $(CoreCrossTargetingTargetsPath) was removed (#6668). Thanks, @Nirmal4G!
• Improved error message for MSB4213 (#6640).
• The method GetType() can no longer be called in property functions (#6769).
• MSBuild is now fully NGENed by Visual Studio setup (#6764).
• MSBuild (and Visual Studio) now reference System.Text.Json 5.0.2 (#6784). Thanks, @JakeRadMSFT!
• Default to SHA2 digest for ClickOnce manifest when certificate signing algorithm is sha256/384/512 (#6882).

Fixed

• Solution builds should work when using the secret environment variable MSBUILDNOINPROCNODE (#6385).
• Solution extensions can now use BeforeTargets="ValidateSolutionConfiguration" (#6454).
• Performance improvements (#6529, #6556, #6598, #6632, #6669, #6671, #6666, #6678, #6680, #6705, #6595, #6716, #6786, #6816, #6832, #6845).
• Single-file ClickOnce publish includes file association icons (#6578).
• Improved robustness in error handling of libraries without resources (#6546).
• Fixed missing information in Project's DebuggerDisplay (#6650).
• ResolveAssemblyReferences output paths are now output in normalized form (#6533).
• Improved handling of satellite assemblies in ClickOnce (#6665).
• Roslyn code analyzers are no longer run during XAML precompilation (#6676). Thanks, @jlaanstra!
• 64-bit API callers no longer need to set MSBUILD_EXE_PATH (#6683, #6746).
• EvaluateStop ETW events are now automatically correlated with EvaluateStart (#6725).
• Evaluation time is included in text performance traces (#6725).
• Add PackageDescription to Microsoft.NET.StringTools (#6740).
• Fixed deadlock between ExecuteSubmission and LoggingService (#6717).
• Narrowed conditions where MSBuild would blame NuGet for SDK resolution problems (#6742).
• CombineTargetFrameworkInfoProperties no longer fails on portable framework names (#6699).
• Avoid needless builds of GenerateBindingRedirects (#6726).
• The solution configuration is now passed to experimental cache plugins (#6738).
• Clearer errors when SDK resolvers throw exceptions (#6763).
• Improved errors from InternableString.ExpensiveConvertToString (#6798).
• Binding redirects for all System.* assemblies updated (#6830).
• Fixed deadlock between BuildManager and LoggingService (#6837).
• Log message arguments for warnings and errors (#6804). Thanks, @KirillOsenkov!
• Use static CoreClrAssemblyLoader for SDK resolvers (#6864). Thanks, @marcin-krystianc!
• Avoid break caused by fix and workaround for AL path colliding (#6884).
• Support private-use area Unicode characters in paths passed to XslTransformation (#6863, #6946). Thanks, @lanfeust69!
• Use the correct .NET host when called from a .NET 6.0 application (#6890).

Infrastructure

• This repo now builds with Arcade 6.0 (#6143).
• Use newer Ubuntu versions for Linux CI builds (#6488).
• MSBuild now uses Arcade-powered source build (#6387).
• Improved repo issue templates and automation (#6557).
• Whitespace cleanup (#6565).
• This repo no longer needs to double-specify the SDK version (#6596).
• Simplify references to TargetFramework using new intrinsics (#5799).
• Reference the Microsoft.DotNet.XUnitExtensions package from Arcade instead of our fork (#6638).
• Use BannedApiAnalyzers (#6675).
• Enable analyzers for the MSBuild repo with rules similar to dotnet/runtime (#5656). Thanks, @elachlan!
• Improved internal OptProf training scenarios (#6758).
• Delete Unreachable code (#6805). Thanks, @KirillOsenkov!
• Upgrade System.Net.Http package version used in tests (#6879).

Documentation

• Use GitHub-generated Markdown tables of contents (#6760).
• Fixed validation issues in docs build (#6744).
• Descriptions of labels in use in this repo (#6873).

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