Compilation Error MSB4186 in C++ Samples

Question

I am trying to get the Directx samples to build. Lesson 1 runs without issues, but as soon as there is a shader file in the Project i get the following Error:

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error MSB4186: Invalid static method invocation syntax: "[MSBuild]::MakeRelative($(OutDir), C:\Users\Reto\Downloads\Windows 8 Consumer Preview Metro style app samples - C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript\Metro style 3-D maze game sample\C++\Debug\MarbleMaze\SimplePixelShader.cso)". Method '[MSBuild]::MakeRelative' not found. Static method invocation should be of the form: $([FullTypeName]::Method()), e.g. $([System.IO.Path]::Combine(`a`, `b`)).  C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\V110\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets 470 10 MarbleMaze

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I have two machines set up with Consumer preview, and the sample code is for Consumer Preview. Did anybody here have this error and was able to fix it?

Answer 1

Hello,

I tested Metro style 3-D maze game sample, but cannot reproduce this issue.
What's your screen resolution of your system. Make sure that it must be larger than 800*600.

Best regards,
Jesse

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Jesse Jiang [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 2

I have two machines with the same issue, one has been upgraded from Developer Preview (where the samples were working).

The machines have a display resolution of 1024x768 (Toshiba Laptop) and 1440x900 (Core2Duo Macbook Pro with ATI X1600). The thing is, it's the Shader Compiler that somehow has a problem. If i remove the hlsl files from the project the compilation works. Also i can init DirectX and clear the screen. You should probably forward this to someone who is more into the whole build process. What they do have in common: I upgraded both machines from Developer Preview to Consumer Preview.

Answer 3

Thanks for your feedback, I will involve more experts to investigate it.
 
Best regards,
Jesse

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Jesse Jiang [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 4

Hello Reto Senn, this might be a parsing error, but could unpackage the "Metro style 3-D maze game" to a different directory.  I feel that the parser could not handle "Windows 8 Consumer Preview Metro style app samples - C#, VB.NET, C++, JavaScript" correctly.

Thanks

Felix

Answer 5

Renaming the folder fixed this problem for me.  Everything seems to be building ok now.

Thanks Mucho,

FL

Answer 6

I had this issue on a Virtual Box instance of Windows 8 CP 8250 and the fix was to re-unzip the samples to a new shorter folder....

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