TDS: 'Build fo GetFrameworkPaths failed' after upgrade

Question

I've upgraded my TDS to 5.5 and now I get the following error when opening a solution containing a TDS project with Visual Studio:

TDS failed to change configurations with the error 'Build of GetFrameworkPaths failed.'.
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Answer 1

This is a known issue not yet fixed by Hedgehog. They do provide a workaround:

http://www.hhogdev.com/blog/2016/may/common-problem-after-tds-5,-d-,5-upgrade.aspx

To save some time you can just delete the

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\HedgehogDevelopment\SitecoreProject\v9.0\HedgehogDevelopment.SitecoreProject.targets

file and run the TDS installer and choose repair instead of uninstalling and reinstalling TDS as Hedgehog recommends.

Answer 2

This error can also appear when running into code / build issues. I saw this error when there was a line ending issue which resulted in a syntax error in my code generation output (eg. Models.cs).

Try these:

• Restart Visual Studio and/or your PC.
• Unload and reload the TDS project(s) with dependencies.
• Restore NuGet packages.
• Check your TDS logs / outputs as there may be a more specific error that precedes this one.
• Inspect your code for any syntax errors / line ending issues.
• Inspect your code for any rule / code quality violations.
• Verify that your other projects can build successfully.