Build failed in TFS

Question

I am using TFS for Automation build, I installed TFS-2013, .net framework 4.5.1 on the server. I created an application and build definition in TFS.

When I am triggering build from my system, it is showing this error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\12.0\bin\amd64\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets (97): Invalid static method invocation syntax: "[Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ToolLocationHelper]::GetPlatformSDKDisplayName($(TargetPlatformIdentifier), $(TargetPlatformVersion))". Method 'Microsoft.Build.Utilities.ToolLocationHelper.GetPlatformSDKDisplayName' not found. Static method invocation should be of the form: $([FullTypeName]::Method()), e.g. $([System.IO.Path]::Combine(a, b)).

Answer 1

Your build server should mirror your developer workstation.

You should have Visual Studio (which will bring the SDK) and everything else that your developers need to build locally.

Answer 2

In case this might help, the issue got resolved for me by applying Visual Studio Update 5.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/F/9/AF95E6F8-2E6E-49D0-A48A-8E918D7FD768/vs2013.5.iso