[MSVC] OpenFrameworks failed to build error MSB3073: xcopy /Y /E "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\dll\x64\*.dll"

[Shinoyang]

OpenFrameworks failed to build with "error MSB3073:xcopy /Y /E "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\dll\x64*.dll"" with MSVC on windows. It can reproduce on version 7a09e9e on master branch. Could you please help look at this issue? Thank you very much.
Repro steps:

1. git -C "C:\gitP" clone --no-checkout https://github.com/openframeworks/openFrameworks openframeworks\openFrameworks
2. git -C "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks" checkout 7a09e9e
3. git -C "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks" submodule sync
4. git -C "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks" submodule foreach git reset --hard
5. git -C "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks" submodule foreach git clean -xdf
6. git -C "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks" submodule update --init --recursive
7. set VSCMD_SKIP_SENDTELEMETRY=1 & "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\VsDevCmd.bat" -host_arch=amd64 -arch=amd64 & set CL= /Bcapture_repro C:\a_work_temp\rwc_project_logs\OpenFrameworks\preprocessed_repro_setup & set LINK= /onfailrepro:C:\a_work_temp\rwc_project_logs\OpenFrameworks\link_repro_setup
8. cd /d C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks
9. "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\sh.exe" ./scripts/vs/download_latest_libs.sh -p vs --silent
10. set PG_OF_PATH=C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks
11. cd /d C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\apps\projectGenerator\commandline
12. devenv /upgrade commandLine.sln
13. msbuild /m /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Release commandLine.sln
14. copy C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\apps\projectGenerator\commandline\bin\commandLine.exe C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\apps\projectGenerator\frontend\app\projectGenerator.exe
15. cd /d C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks
16. C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\apps\projectGenerator\frontend\app\projectGenerator.exe ./examples/templates/emptyExample
17. C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\apps\projectGenerator\frontend\app\projectGenerator.exe ./examples/templates/allAddonsExample
18. mkdir build_amd64 && cd build_amd64
19. msbuild /m /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Release ../examples/templates/emptyExample/emptyExample.vcxproj /t:Rebuild /p:PlatformToolset=v143

Error log:
OpenFrameworks_build.log

Error info:

LINK : /LTCG specified but no code generation required; remove /LTCG from the link command line to improve linker performance
         emptyExample.vcxproj -> C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\bin\emptyExample.exe
       PostBuildEvent:
         
                     xcopy /Y /E "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\dll\x64\*.dll" "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\bin\"
                 
         :VCEnd
         0 File(s) copied
         File not found - *.dll
     1>C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073: The command " [C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\emptyExample.vcxproj]
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\MSBuild\Microsoft\VC\v170\Microsoft.CppCommon.targets(166,5): error MSB3073:             xcopy /Y /E "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\dll\x64\*.dll" "C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\bin\" [C:\gitP\openframeworks\openFrameworks\examples\templates\emptyExample\emptyExample.vcxproj]

[dimitre]

I would try to edit the file /scripts/templates/vs/emptyExample.vcxproj and just comment out the three xcopy lines there.

[dimitre]

Any ideas here @danoli3 ?

[danoli3]

I shall look into it! Finally back from my health retreat

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[Shinoyang]

@dimitre I try to comment out the three xcopy lines on /scripts/templates/vs/emptyExample.vcxproj, this issue does not reproduce.

[dimitre]

@danoli3 wishing you the best of health. take care

[danoli3]

Seems like maybe project generator is out of date, need to update the hash

[danoli3]

Ah this occurs when multiple projects are open or file is locked basically.

Might be another solution in naming conventions for the multitargets will look into