Which installer installs Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll?

Question

Our build scripts contain a task that uses Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll, in the folder

$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v10.0\Web\

(where $(MSBuildExtensionsPath32) resolves to C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild)

On one developer machine the entire Web folder was missing.

Which installer installs Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll and the related files in its folder?

Answer 1

Found the answer... Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll gets added by the Visual Studio 2010 installer if you check the Visual Web Developer option.

Answer 2

For Visual Studio 2017, you have to check ASP.NET and web development tools in Individual components tab.

Answer 3

Maybe my answer will help somebody. i'm using Jetbrains Rider and for one solution with SlowCheetah, i need to install VS to have 'Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.dll' dll.

My solution: copy folder '\tools\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0' from some computer with installed VS and put it to the rider tools folder 'c:\Program Files\JetBrains\JetBrains Rider 2021.1.4\tools\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0'

in my case everything is start working fine.

Answer 4

For Visual Studio 2015, select this component in installer:
Windows and Web Development\Microsoft Web Developer Tools