[wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors

Rob Mensching rob at firegiant.com
Tue Jul 26 20:28:54 PDT 2022 

I appears the HostGenerator errors have finally started hitting on GitHub Actions. Here's a PR with no code changes (only adding manual build ability).

>From https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix4/runs/7532057043

  Example.LatestCoreMBA -> D:\a\wix4\wix4\build\Bal.wixext\Release\examples\Example.LatestCoreMBA\net6.0\Example.LatestCoreMBA.dll
D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.cs(31,25): error CS0101: The namespace 'WixToolset.Dnc.Host' already contains a definition for 'BootstrapperApplicationFactory' [D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\Example.WPFCoreMBA_h1x2k0nd_wpftmp.csproj]
D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.cs(24,46): error CS0101: The namespace 'WixToolset.Dnc.Host' already contains a definition for 'StaticEntryDelegate' [D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\Example.WPFCoreMBA_h1x2k0nd_wpftmp.csproj]
D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.cs(29,6): error CS0579: Duplicate 'GeneratedCode' attribute [D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\Example.WPFCoreMBA_h1x2k0nd_wpftmp.csproj]
D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.cs(30,6): error CS0579: Duplicate 'CompilerGenerated' attribute [D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\Example.WPFCoreMBA_h1x2k0nd_wpftmp.csproj]
D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.cs(38,21): error CS0111: Type 'BootstrapperApplicationFactory' already defines a member called 'Create' with the same parameter types [D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\Example.WPFCoreMBA_h1x2k0nd_wpftmp.csproj]
D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.cs(45,55): error CS0111: Type 'BootstrapperApplicationFactory' already defines a member called 'CreateBAFactory' with the same parameter types [D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\Example.WPFCoreMBA_h1x2k0nd_wpftmp.csproj]
D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.cs(59,28): error CS0111: Type 'BootstrapperApplicationFactory' already defines a member called 'ModuleInitialize' with the same parameter types [D:\a\wix4\wix4\src\ext\Bal\test\examples\WPFCoreMBA\Example.WPFCoreMBA_h1x2k0nd_wpftmp.csproj]



-----Original Message-----
From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Bob Arnson via wix-devs
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 8:16 AM
To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
Cc: Bob Arnson <bob at firegiant.com>
Subject: Re: [wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors

It fails on develop too.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of 
> Sean Hall via wix-devs
> Sent: Monday, 18 July, 2022 10:50
> To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Cc: Sean Hall <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors
> 
> Are you sure it was passing on your machine before your changes?
> 
> On Mon, Jul 18, 2022 at 8:19 AM Bob Arnson via wix-devs < wix- 
> devs at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> 
> > I was trying to finish files-in-use for WixStdBA so skipping wasn't 
> > an option. I was punished for my hubris.
> >
> > I'll investigate the failing test.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf 
> > > Of Rob Mensching via wix-devs
> > > Sent: Sunday, 17 July, 2022 23:33
> > > To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List 
> > > <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > > Cc: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors
> > >
> > > I do see issues in Bal.wixext as well but I had them skipped at 
> > > the
> > time. Same
> > > work-around worked both places. I haven't tried running the 
> > > runtime integration tests.
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf 
> > > Of Sean Hall via wix-devs
> > > Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 7:59 PM
> > > To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List 
> > > <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > > Cc: Sean Hall <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors
> > >
> > > Rob only reported his issue in the IntegrationBurn layer, but you 
> > > are
> > pointing
> > > to tests in the Bal.wixext layer. Why wasn't Rob seeing his issue 
> > > in Bal.wixext? Are you also using the .NET SDK 6.0.302?
> > >
> > > I've never seen that Ordinal Not Found before.
> > >
> > > One test tries to load the .NET Core 3.1 x86 runtime and another 
> > > tries
> > to load
> > > the .NET Core 6.0 x86 runtime. I can't tell which one is producing 
> > > that
> > output.
> > > The 3.1 test is supposed to dynamically skip the test if the 
> > > runtime is
> > missing
> > > (because it's an optional component), but the 6.0 test is supposed 
> > > to
> > fail if
> > > the runtime is missing.
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2022 at 9:30 PM Bob Arnson via wix-devs < wix- 
> > > devs at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Your workaround worked. Tests are now failing:
> > > >
> > > > ---------------------------
> > > > Example.TestEngine.exe - Ordinal Not Found
> > > > ---------------------------
> > > > The ordinal 345 could not be located in the dynamic link library 
> > > > X:\tmp\4vr10i1v.li3\ba\dncpreq.dll.
> > > > ---------------------------
> > > > OK
> > > > ---------------------------
> > > >
> > > > And
> > > >
> > > > Expected: 0: Loading .NET Core FDD bootstrapper application.
> > > > Actual:   0: error from hostfxr: You must install or update .NET to run
> > > > this application.
> > > >
> > > > I have the x86 .NET 6.0.7 runtime installed. Is a different 
> > > > version required?
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On 
> > > > > Behalf Of Bob Arnson via wix-devs
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, 17 July, 2022 22:16
> > > > > To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List 
> > > > > <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > > > > Cc: Bob Arnson <bob at firegiant.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors
> > > > >
> > > > > It's not just you. I'm also getting those errors.
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On 
> > > > > > Behalf Of Rob Mensching via wix-devs
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, 14 July, 2022 19:58
> > > > > > To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List 
> > > > > > <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > > > > > Cc: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My hypothesis about the item metadata being different does 
> > > > > > NOT look correct. Items are exactly the same and duplicated 
> > > > > > and it appears all Analyzer may be duplicated now.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I worked around this issue locally by adding the following target.
> > > > > > Since CI is passing, I'll keep this change local as I don't 
> > > > > > think this is the correct fix (assuming the issue isn't 
> > > > > > localized to my
> > > computer).
> > > > > >
> > > > > >   <Target Name="RemoveDuplicatesFromAnalyzerItemGroup"
> > > > > > AfterTargets="ResolveProjectReferences">
> > > > > >     <RemoveDuplicates Inputs="@(Analyzer)">
> > > > > >       <Output TaskParameter="Filtered"
> > > > > ItemName="NonDuplicatedAnalyzer"
> > > > > > />
> > > > > >     </RemoveDuplicates>
> > > > > >
> > > > > >     <ItemGroup>
> > > > > >       <Analyzer Remove="@(Analyzer)" />
> > > > > >       <Analyzer Include="@(NonDuplicatedAnalyzer)" />
> > > > > >     </ItemGroup>
> > > > > >   </Target>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On 
> > > > > > Behalf Of Rob Mensching via wix-devs
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2022 4:20 PM
> > > > > > To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List 
> > > > > > <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > > > > > Cc: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You are correct the issue is that
> > "WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.dll"
> > > > > > is duplicated in the Analyzer item group.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I think I just tracked down the duplication to a WPF's 
> > > > > > "GenerateTemporaryTargetAssembly" target executing the 
> > > > > > DncBA.targets "ResolveProjectReferences" target a second 
> > > > > > time (which adds the output of 
> > > > > > "WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.csproj" to the Analyzer item 
> > > > > > group
> a second time).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm guessing the item metadata is different causing the 
> > > > > > duplication where before the item metadata was the same so 
> > > > > > no duplicate was added... still digging.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have .NET SDK 6.0.302 so maybe there is a subtle change in there.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: wix-devs <wix-devs-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On 
> > > > > > Behalf Of Sean Hall via wix-devs
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2022 4:10 PM
> > > > > > To: WiX Toolset Developer Mailing List 
> > > > > > <wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> > > > > > Cc: Sean Hall <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [wix-devs] WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator errors
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any luck? I've never seen this. I currently have .NET SDK
> > > > > > 6.0.301 and
> > > > > > VS2022 17.2.5.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > After some searching, the only thing I found was at 
> > > > > > https://andrewlock.net/creating-a-source-generator-part-6-sa
> > > > > > vi
> > > > > > ng-s
> > > > > > ourc
> > > > > > e-
> > > > > > generator-output-in-source-control/.
> > > > > > Where the project needed two properties together, though it 
> > > > > > would only occur after the first time it's built:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <PropertyGroup>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>true</EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> <CompilerGeneratedFilesOutputPath>Generated</CompilerGeneratedFilesO
> > > > > > utputPath>
> > > > > > </PropertyGroup>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The source generator itself is super simple. It shouldn't be 
> > > > > > possible to output the generated code twice like it appears 
> > > > > > to be doing from your errors. I probably need to add a 
> > > > > > diagnostic when there's multiple attributes defined, but 
> > > > > > currently it would only use the first one it
> > > > finds.
> > > > > > The only other way I can imagine what happened here is if 
> > > > > > there were some kind of bug causing Roslyn to run our 
> > > > > > generator
> twice.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:53 AM Sean Hall 
> > > > > > <r.sean.hall at gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > You can get the files to be written to disk by adding this 
> > > > > > > to the project consuming the generator
> > > > > > (D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA):
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > <PropertyGroup>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > <EmitCompilerGeneratedFiles>true</EmitCompilerGeneratedFil
> > > > > > > es
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > </PropertyGroup>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It seems like the generator is running twice for some reason.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 10:48 AM Rob Mensching via 
> > > > > > > wix-devs < wix-devs at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> I just started getting these sorts of errors in my local 
> > > > > > >> build (not showing up in CI):
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenera
> > > > > to
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> r\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.
> > > > > > cs(31,25):
> > > > > > >> error CS0101: The namespace 'WixToolset.Dnc.Host' already 
> > > > > > >> contains a definition for 'BootstrapperApplicationFactory'
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> [D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.WixBA_jxw0bnr
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > >> _wpftmp.csproj]
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenera
> > > > > to
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> r\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.
> > > > > > cs(24,46):
> > > > > > >> error CS0101: The namespace 'WixToolset.Dnc.Host' already 
> > > > > > >> contains a definition for 'StaticEntryDelegate'
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> [D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.WixBA_jxw0bnr
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > >> _wpftmp.csproj]
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenera
> > > > > to
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> r\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.
> > > > > > cs(29,6):
> > > > > > >> error CS0579: Duplicate 'GeneratedCode' attribute
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> [D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.WixBA_jxw0bnr
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > >> _wpftmp.csproj]
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenera
> > > > > to
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> r\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.
> > > > > > cs(30,6):
> > > > > > >> error CS0579: Duplicate 'CompilerGenerated' attribute
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> [D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.WixBA_jxw0bnr
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > >> _wpftmp.csproj]
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenera
> > > > > to
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> r\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.
> > > > > > cs(38,21):
> > > > > > >> error CS0111: Type 'BootstrapperApplicationFactory' 
> > > > > > >> already defines a member called 'Create' with the same 
> > > > > > >> parameter types
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> [D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.WixBA_jxw0bnr
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > >> _wpftmp.csproj]
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenera
> > > > > to
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> r\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.
> > > > > > cs(45,55):
> > > > > > >> error CS0111: Type 'BootstrapperApplicationFactory' 
> > > > > > >> already defines a member called 'CreateBAFactory' with 
> > > > > > >> the same parameter types
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> [D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.WixBA_jxw0bnr
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > >> _wpftmp.csproj]
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenera
> > > > > to
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> r\WixToolset.Dnc.HostGenerator.DncHostGenerator\WixToolset.Dnc.Host.g.
> > > > > > cs(59,28):
> > > > > > >> error CS0111: Type 'BootstrapperApplicationFactory' 
> > > > > > >> already defines a member called 'ModuleInitialize' with 
> > > > > > >> the same parameter types
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> [D:\src\wix4\src\test\burn\WixToolset.WixBA\WixToolset.WixBA_jxw0bnr
> > > > > 2
> > > > > > >> _wpftmp.csproj]
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> What should I start looking at to diagnose what is going wrong?
> > > > > > >> The .g.cs files mentioned in the error messages do not exist.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Regards,
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>   Rob Mensching
> > > > > > >>   CEO
> > > > > > >>   FireGiant
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
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