After following the “Building Mission Planner with Visual Studio” guide (https://ardupilot.org/dev/docs/building-mission-planner.html) and trying to build Mission Planner, I am encountering several errors and the build is failing.
I am new to developing with Visual Studio so I may be making some silly errors but I have followed both the online guide and readme to no avail.
I am using Visual Studio 2019 Community edition with the following workloads:
- .NET desktop development
- ASP .NET and web development
- Universal Windows Platform development
- Mobile development with .NET
- .NET Core cross-platform development
After cloning the GitHub repo, I open the MissionPlanner.sln solution with visual studio and try to build the Mission Planner project. I get the following errors:
| Category | Description | File | Line | Column | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Error | No certificates were found that met all the given criteria. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\Updater\EXEC | 0 | 0 | Updater\Updater.csproj |
| Error | No certificates were found that met all the given criteria. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\Updater\EXEC | 0 | 0 | Updater\Updater.csproj |
| Error | The command ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\App Certification Kit\signtool.exe" sign /n "Michael Oborne" /t http://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timestamp.dll "C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\Updater\bin\Debug\Updater.exe"" exited with code 1. | 0 | 0 | Updater\Updater.csproj | |
| Error | The command ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\App Certification Kit\signtool.exe" sign /n "Michael Oborne" /t http://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timestamp.dll "C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\Updater\bin\Release\Updater.exe"" exited with code 1. | 0 | 0 | Updater\Updater.csproj | |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\OSDConfigurator\OSDConfigurator.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\OSDConfigurator\OSDConfigurator.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\OSDConfigurator\OSDConfigurator.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\OSDConfigurator\OSDConfigurator.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BSE.Windows.Forms\BSE.Windows.Forms.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BSE.Windows.Forms\BSE.Windows.Forms.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BSE.Windows.Forms\BSE.Windows.Forms.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BSE.Windows.Forms\BSE.Windows.Forms.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\ZedGraph\ZedGraph.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\ZedGraph\ZedGraph.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\ZedGraph\ZedGraph.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\ZedGraph\ZedGraph.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Windows.Forms\System.Windows.Forms-net_4_x.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Windows.Forms\System.Windows.Forms-net_4_x.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\GMap.NET.WindowsForms\GMap.NET.WindowsForms.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\GMap.NET.WindowsForms\GMap.NET.WindowsForms.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\GMap.NET.WindowsForms\GMap.NET.WindowsForms.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\GMap.NET.WindowsForms\GMap.NET.WindowsForms.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\Controls\MissionPlanner.Controls.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\Controls\MissionPlanner.Controls.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\Accessibility\Accessibility-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\Controls\MissionPlanner.Controls.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\Controls\MissionPlanner.Controls.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\OSDConfigurator\OSDConfigurator.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\OSDConfigurator\OSDConfigurator.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\OSDConfigurator\OSDConfigurator.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\OSDConfigurator\OSDConfigurator.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BSE.Windows.Forms\BSE.Windows.Forms.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BSE.Windows.Forms\BSE.Windows.Forms.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BSE.Windows.Forms\BSE.Windows.Forms.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BSE.Windows.Forms\BSE.Windows.Forms.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\ZedGraph\ZedGraph.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\ZedGraph\ZedGraph.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\ZedGraph\ZedGraph.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\ZedGraph\ZedGraph.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\BaseClasses\BaseClasses.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Windows.Forms\System.Windows.Forms-net_4_x.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Windows.Forms\System.Windows.Forms-net_4_x.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\AltitudeAngelWings\AltitudeAngelWings.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\GMap.NET.WindowsForms\GMap.NET.WindowsForms.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\GMap.NET.WindowsForms\GMap.NET.WindowsForms.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\GMap.NET.WindowsForms\GMap.NET.WindowsForms.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\GMap.NET.WindowsForms\GMap.NET.WindowsForms.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\Controls\MissionPlanner.Controls.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\Controls\MissionPlanner.Controls.csproj |
| Error | Unable to find project information for 'C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\mono\mcs\class\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap\System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap-net_4_x.csproj'. If you are using Visual Studio, this may be because the project is unloaded or not part of the current solution so run a restore from the command-line. Otherwise, the project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. | C:\Users\liamc\Desktop\MissionPlanner\ExtLibs\Controls\MissionPlanner.Controls.csproj | 1 | 1 | ExtLibs\Controls\MissionPlanner.Controls.csproj |
As can be seen above, there seems to be a referencing issue with mono - I have made sure that I cloned the mono submodule from the Mission Planner GitHub repo but I see that the .csproj files referenced in the error messages are missing. I ideally just want to develop a plugin for Mission Planner and would like to avoid using mono if possible. I have also tried the Batch Build with all projects selected however this results in even more errors (which include the errors above still).
@Michael_Oborne How would one go about resolving these issues? Also, are there any up-to-date guides on getting set up to develop Mission Planner plugins with a clean install of Visual Studio (and the necessary workloads) as following the guide and the readme seem to both fail during the build process? Thanks in advance!
