deployment - Visual Studio 2005 ERROR: An error occurred generating a bootstrapper: Invalid syntax -

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i'm working on vs 2005 , has gone wrong on machine. suddenly, out of blue, can no longer build deployment files. build message is:

error: error occurred generating bootstrapper: invalid syntax. error: general failure building bootstrapper error: unrecoverable build error

a quick google search brings last 2 lines, nobody in cyberspace has ever reported first message before. (hooray! i'm first @ on 'net!)

other machines in office able build. machine has been able build before. have no idea changed upset delicate balance of things on box. have tried traditional rituals i.e. closing visual studio, blowing away bin , obj folders, rebooting, etc. no avail.

for simplicity's sake, created little "hello world" app deployment file. herewith build output:

------ build started: project: helloworld, configuration: debug cpu ------ helloworld -> c:\vault\multi client\tests\helloworld\helloworld\bin\debug\helloworld.exe ------ starting pre-build validation project 'helloworldsetup' ------ ------ pre-build validation project 'helloworldsetup' completed ------ ------ build started: project: helloworldsetup, configuration: debug ------ building file 'c:\vault\multi client\tests\helloworld\helloworldsetup\debug\helloworldsetup.msi'... error: error occurred generating bootstrapper: invalid syntax. error: general failure building bootstrapper error: unrecoverable build error ========== build: 1 succeeded or up-to-date, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

i using:

  • ms visual studio 2005 version 8.0.50727.762 (sp .050727-7600)
  • .net framework version 2.0.50727
  • os: windows xp pro

again, have no idea changed. know 1 day working fine; next day can't deployment builds @ (though other projects still compile fine).

i posted this on msdn month ago, , don't seem know what's going on, either.

anyone have idea about?

@brad wilson: thanks, if read original post, you'll see did start entire solution scratch, , didn't help.

@deemer: went through pain of uninstalling , reinstalling, though didn't have recommended reading while waiting... , - misery! - still same error reappears. seems computer has somehow been branded unsuitable doing deployment builds ever again.

does have idea "secret switch" might be?

if doesn't build on 1 machine, either you've managed make machine different, or vs2005 install corrupted. if take error message @ face-value, problem latter. try running repair feature of vs2005 installer, or failing that, reinstall vs2005. ender's game book read while you're waiting :-|.


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