warning MSB8012 : make sure that $(OutDir), $(TargetName) and $(TargetExt) property values match the value specified in %(Link.OutputFile)

Question

I am getting the following error when building my code.

C:\\Program Files (x86)\\MSBuild\\Microsoft.Cpp\\v4.0\\Microsoft.CppBuild.targets(990,5):

Answer 1

I managed to fix a similar issue by editing the vcxproj file manually.

The OutDir and TargetName settings were at the bottom of the project file.

   ...
      
        $(OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)\
        $(ProjectDir)\$(Configuration)\$(ProjectName)\
        $(ProjectName)
      
   

Moving the block above the ClCompile block solved the issue.