How do I get past this compile error

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I downloaded this model rail project SharpMRC - its an ancient .NET effort.

I'm getting difficulties around Log4J (I think). I've done a package update and migrated everything to .NET 4.5 but with no luck7

This is what i am getting:

Warning 1 The file 'Log.Debug.config' could not be added to the project. Cannot add a link to the file C:\Rail\SharpMrc\src\Main\SharpMrcMain\Project\Log.Debug.config. This file is within the project directory tree. SharpMrc

Warning 2 The file 'Log.Release.config' could not be added to the project. Cannot add a link to the file C:\Rail\SharpMrc\src\Main\SharpMrcMain\Project\Log.Release.config. This file is within the project directory tree. SharpMrc

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1>------ Rebuild All started: Project: SharpMrc.Base, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
2>------ Rebuild All started: Project: SharpMrc, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
3>------ Rebuild All started: Project: IntelliBox, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
4>------ Rebuild All started: Project: DataEditors, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
5>------ Rebuild All started: Project: SpeechSynthesis, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
6>------ Rebuild All started: Project: AvrSwitchboard, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
7>------ Rebuild All started: Project: GraphicalSwitchboard, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
8>------ Rebuild All started: Project: IpcAtChipDisplay, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
========== Rebuild All: 0 succeeded, 8 failed, 0 skipped ==========

[edit] .csproj content added from comment

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="12.0">
    <PropertyGroup>
      <ProjectGuid>{AE7247D6-6E76-4C64-8085-3FEE43AF1D97}</ProjectGuid>
      <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
      <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
      <RootNamespace>SharpMrc</RootNamespace>
      <AssemblyName>SharpMrc</AssemblyName>
      <SignAssembly>True</SignAssembly>
      <AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\..\..\SharpMrc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
      <DelaySign>False</DelaySign>
      <AssemblyOriginatorKeyMode>File</AssemblyOriginatorKeyMode>
      <OutputPath>..\..\..\..\bin\</OutputPath>
      <AllowUnsafeBlocks>False</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
      <NoStdLib>False</NoStdLib>
      <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
      <TreatWarningsAsErrors>false</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
      <StartupObject>SharpMrc.SharpMrcMain</StartupObject>
      <RunCodeAnalysis>False</RunCodeAnalysis>
      <CodeAnalysisRules>-Microsoft.Globalization#CA1303</CodeAnalysisRules>
      <ApplicationIcon>..\..\..\Images\Locomotive.ico</ApplicationIcon>
      <TargetFrameworkVersion>v2.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
      <FileUpgradeFlags></FileUpgradeFlags>
      <UpgradeBackupLocation></UpgradeBackupLocation>
      <OldToolsVersion>2.0</OldToolsVersion>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
      <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
      <DebugType>Full</DebugType>
      <Optimize>False</Optimize>
      <CheckForOverflowUnderflow>True</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
      <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
      <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
      <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
      <DebugType>None</DebugType>
      <Optimize>True</Optimize>
      <CheckForOverflowUnderflow>False</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
      <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Platform)' == 'AnyCPU' ">
      <RegisterForComInterop>False</RegisterForComInterop>
      <GenerateSerializationAssemblies>Auto</GenerateSerializationAssemblies>
      <BaseAddress>4194304</BaseAddress>
      <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
      <FileAlignment>4096</FileAlignment>
    </PropertyGroup>
    <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.Targets" />
      <ItemGroup>
        <Reference Include="ICSharpCode.Core">
          <HintPath>..\..\..\Libraries\ICSharpCode.Core\ICSharpCode.Core.dll</HintPath>
          <SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
        </Reference>
        <Reference Include="log4net">
          <HintPath>..\..\..\packages\log4net.2.0.3\lib\net20-full\log4net.dll</HintPath>
        </Reference>
        <Reference Include="System" />
        <Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
        <Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
        <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
      </ItemGroup>
      <ItemGroup>
        <Compile Include="..\..\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs">
          <Link>Configuration\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs</Link>
        </Compile>
        <None Include="Configuration\AssemblyInfo.template.cs" />
        <Compile Include="Src\SharpMrcMain.cs" />
        <Compile Include="Src\SplashScreenForm.cs">
          <SubType>

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Posted 3-Jul-15 8:57am

Ger Hayden

Updated 4-Jul-15 1:31am

phil.o

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phil.o · Answer 1 · 2015-07-03T09:22:00

Solution 1

Maybe that could help?
SO: The file could not be added to the project. This file is within the project directory tree error[^]

Posted 3-Jul-15 9:22am

phil.o

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Ger Hayden 3-Jul-15 15:34pm

I forgot to mention I have added the file to the project but it did not resolve the error.

Ger Hayden 3-Jul-15 15:35pm

However - there are a few extra tricks in your link that I will have to explore...

phil.o 3-Jul-15 16:41pm

Do you mean there are no entry in your .csproj with a link tag inside a compile include tag? Have you checked all .csproj files, from all the projects of your solution? It could be somewhere you don't expect it to. Also, maybe the problem could lie in the .sln file.

Ger Hayden 4-Jul-15 4:50am

Hi Phil.

That is what I have to check. When I last tried it all I did was the Project > Add Existing Item

Ger

Ger Hayden 4-Jul-15 6:37am

This is the CSPROJ from SharpMrcMain. I can see the "Log.Debug.config" but it's outside the compile block

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003" ToolsVersion="12.0">
<PropertyGroup>
<ProjectGuid>{AE7247D6-6E76-4C64-8085-3FEE43AF1D97}</ProjectGuid>
<Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
<Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
<RootNamespace>SharpMrc</RootNamespace>
<AssemblyName>SharpMrc</AssemblyName>
<SignAssembly>True</SignAssembly>
<AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>..\..\..\SharpMrc.snk</AssemblyOriginatorKeyFile>
<DelaySign>False</DelaySign>
<AssemblyOriginatorKeyMode>File</AssemblyOriginatorKeyMode>
<OutputPath>..\..\..\..\bin\</OutputPath>
<AllowUnsafeBlocks>False</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
<NoStdLib>False</NoStdLib>
<WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
<TreatWarningsAsErrors>false</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
<StartupObject>SharpMrc.SharpMrcMain</StartupObject>
<RunCodeAnalysis>False</RunCodeAnalysis>
<CodeAnalysisRules>-Microsoft.Globalization#CA1303</CodeAnalysisRules>
<ApplicationIcon>..\..\..\Images\Locomotive.ico</ApplicationIcon>
<TargetFrameworkVersion>v2.0</TargetFrameworkVersion>
<FileUpgradeFlags>
</FileUpgradeFlags>
<UpgradeBackupLocation>
</UpgradeBackupLocation>
<OldToolsVersion>2.0</OldToolsVersion>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Debug' ">
<DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
<DebugType>Full</DebugType>
<Optimize>False</Optimize>
<CheckForOverflowUnderflow>True</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
<DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == 'Release' ">
<DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
<DebugType>None</DebugType>
<Optimize>True</Optimize>
<CheckForOverflowUnderflow>False</CheckForOverflowUnderflow>
<OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Platform)' == 'AnyCPU' ">
<RegisterForComInterop>False</RegisterForComInterop>
<GenerateSerializationAssemblies>Auto</GenerateSerializationAssemblies>
<BaseAddress>4194304</BaseAddress>
<PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
<FileAlignment>4096</FileAlignment>
</PropertyGroup>
<Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.Targets" />
<ItemGroup>
<Reference Include="ICSharpCode.Core">
<HintPath>..\..\..\Libraries\ICSharpCode.Core\ICSharpCode.Core.dll</HintPath>
<SpecificVersion>False</SpecificVersion>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="log4net">
<HintPath>..\..\..\packages\log4net.2.0.3\lib\net20-full\log4net.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>
<Reference Include="System" />
<Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
<Reference Include="System.Windows.Forms" />
<Reference Include="System.Xml" />
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<Compile Include="..\..\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs">
<Link>Configuration\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs</Link>
</Compile>
<None Include="Configuration\AssemblyInfo.template.cs" />
<Compile Include="Src\SharpMrcMain.cs" />
<Compile Include="Src\SplashScreenForm.cs">
<SubType>

phil.o 4-Jul-15 7:39am

And where did your investigations get you?

Please, do not use comments for code-blocks; that is hardly readable. Better use the improve button on your question and place a well-typed code block. I edited your question with the content you provided, but relevant part seems missing.

Ger Hayden 4-Jul-15 11:16am

Hi Phil,

My investigations did little more than highlight the limits of my knowledge!

Ger