VSTS build fails with MSB4184 The path is not of a legal form

Question

I\'m attempting to use the build system in VSTS to build and deploy a c# .net web app. I\'ve created a new single-project solution (as there doesn\'t seem to be any way to speci

Answer 1

I know this might be bit late, but if it helps anyone then they should install the extension VSColorOutput

Then go to Tools => Options => VSColorOutput => General => Set Stop Build on First Error to true.

Answer 2

Using .Net Core step/task instead. (Command: publish; Arguments: --configuration $(BuildConfiguration) --output $(build.artifactstagingdirectory))

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