Web Application Build Error: The CodeDom provider type Microsoft.VisualC.CppCodeProvider could not be located

Question

I\'m building/packing a web application in a build server, and it fails with the following message:

ASPNETCOMPILER error ASPCONFIG: The CodeDom provider t

Answer 1

In my case I had added an angular website to my solution which caused this error.

Resolved the error with following steps.

On the menu bar, choose Build > Configuration Manager.

In the Project contexts table, exclude the angular website (which contained node_modules)

In the Build column for the project, clear the check box.

Choose the Close button, and then rebuild the solution.