Build Failed. See the build log for detail

Question

I create a new project, click compile, and get this error:

Build Failed. See the build log for details.

In the build log there i

Answer 1

Try the following options from Build menu:

• Clean All
• Rebuild All

Then build it again.

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If won't help, check your log files for details by going to Help menu and Open Log Directory.

For example by dragging & dropping the log folder into newly opened Terminal window, and run:

tail -f *.log

then run the build again and check the reported logs. Hit Control-C on Terminal when finished.

For better visibility, run:

tail -f *.log | grep -C5 -i error

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You can also try to clear cache folder of VisualStudio, e.g.:

$ lsof -p $(pgrep VisualStudio)
$ rm -fr ~/Library/Caches/com.microsoft.visual-studio