TFS Build error after installing Visual Studio 2015 Update 1

Question

I installed Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 onto our build server and now I am getting errors copying the Typescript/Javascript files after the compilation completes.

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\WebApplications\Microsoft.WebApplication.targets(182,5): error MSB3021: Unable to copy file "C:\Builds\1\XXX\XXX Continuous Integration\src\XXX\Trunk\XXX\XXX.Web\Content\Scripts\Admin\Reports.js" to "C:\Builds\1\XXX\XXX Continuous Integration\bin_PublishedWebsites\XXX.Web\C:\Builds\1\XXX\XXX Continuous Integration\src\XXX\Trunk\XXX\XXX.Web\Content\Scripts\Admin\Reports.js". The given path's format is not supported.

It looks like the output path is being built incorrectly - the output directory is being added a second time. Has anyone else had this issue after upgrading to Visual Studio 2015 Update 1?

Answer 1

Workaround:

1) Create publish profile "Web Deploy Package"

2) Add to your build definition:

/p:Disable_CopyWebApplication=True /p:DeployOnBuild=true; 
PublishProfile=publish_profile_name

Answer 2

Solved by 1.7.6 release of typescript: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=717098

Obsolete:

As a workaround I found two options:

A) Precompile (legacy) - TS files mark as Content - precompile TS to JS & MAP on dev VS, include in project, check-in

B) In TypeScript build tab use "Combine Javascript output info one file" and set to Scripts\app.js