[GH-ISSUE #7] Unable to compile on Linux using Mono #6

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Originally created by @markcallen on GitHub (Dec 7, 2014).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/brutaldev/StrongNameSigner/issues/7

Originally assigned to: @brutaldev on GitHub.

Getting the following error message when compiling on linux with mono

cd src
xbuild

StrongNameSigner/src/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner.csproj (default targets) ->
/usr/lib/mono/4.5/Microsoft.Common.targets (PostBuildEvent target) ->

/usr/lib/mono/4.5/Microsoft.Common.targets: error : Command 'if /I "Debug" == "Release" "/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/msbuild.exe" /p:CleanIntermediates=True /p:Configuration=Release "/StrongNameSigner/src/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner.Docs/Documentation.shfbproj"' exited with code: 2.

Originally created by @markcallen on GitHub (Dec 7, 2014). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/brutaldev/StrongNameSigner/issues/7 Originally assigned to: @brutaldev on GitHub. Getting the following error message when compiling on linux with mono cd src xbuild StrongNameSigner/src/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner.csproj (default targets) -> /usr/lib/mono/4.5/Microsoft.Common.targets (PostBuildEvent target) -> ``` /usr/lib/mono/4.5/Microsoft.Common.targets: error : Command 'if /I "Debug" == "Release" "/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/msbuild.exe" /p:CleanIntermediates=True /p:Configuration=Release "/StrongNameSigner/src/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner.Docs/Documentation.shfbproj"' exited with code: 2. ```

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@brutaldev commented on GitHub (Dec 8, 2014):

The Sandcastle Help File Builder is a Windows only application that is used to compile the help file for this project (CHM). If you want to build this in Linux, then you will need to remove the post-build event that launches the help builder tools.

On line 84 of src/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner.csproj

<PropertyGroup>
  <PostBuildEvent>if /I "$(ConfigurationName)" == "Release" "$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe" /p:CleanIntermediates=True /p:Configuration=Release "$(SolutionDir)Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner.Docs\Documentation.shfbproj"</PostBuildEvent>
</PropertyGroup>

The conditional could be made better to detect a Linux environment and ignore this step, but the quickest way to get around your problem right now if to simply remove that property group from the project file.

@brutaldev commented on GitHub (Dec 8, 2014): The [Sandcastle Help File Builder](https://shfb.codeplex.com/) is a Windows only application that is used to compile the help file for this project (CHM). If you want to build this in Linux, then you will need to remove the post-build event that launches the help builder tools. On line 84 of `src/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner/Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner.csproj` ``` <PropertyGroup> <PostBuildEvent>if /I "$(ConfigurationName)" == "Release" "$(SystemRoot)\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe" /p:CleanIntermediates=True /p:Configuration=Release "$(SolutionDir)Brutal.Dev.StrongNameSigner.Docs\Documentation.shfbproj"</PostBuildEvent> </PropertyGroup> ``` The conditional could be made better to detect a Linux environment and ignore this step, but the quickest way to get around your problem right now if to simply remove that property group from the project file.