Build Succeeded, but no .lib file gets created

Question

I inherited a substantial amount of code, including a visual studio project that is supposed to (as best as I can tell) build a .lib file. Visual studio says \"... Generating C

Answer 1

I just ran across this problem as well.

It was due to using an invalid macro in the output directory definition. In my case, it was

when it should have been

I had to blank out the full path in the second screen shot. I had an incorrect macro. I was using MsBuildProjectDir when I should have been using MsBuildProjectDirectory. The read-only text box will show the full path (eg: C:\Development\blah\blah\blah\) when the output directory is valid. If the output directory is not valid, you'll get something like the first screenshot.