"Building project solution" pops up and Godot crashes

UnknownUser

Hello everyone. I recently tried to create my first game (a simple 2D platform game) using GDscript. I tried adding some levels but, as soon as I press the "play" button, the message "Building project solution" pops up and Godot crashes. Is there a way I can fix this? (I'm using Godot v3.1)

Megalomaniak

might there be a message with further info in the console window? And in case the console window closes on crash, try launching godot from an already open console window so it would stay open after the crash.

TwistedTwigleg

I think the building project stuff should only appear with the Mono version of Godot. Are you using C# anywhere? Also, do you have MSBuild installed, since its required for the Mono version of Godot.

If you are only planning to use GDScript, you might want to try the standard version of Godot, as it won’t have the C# parts (so it should have the building project stuff either).

UnknownUser

@Megalomaniak said: might there be a message with further info in the console window? And in case the console window closes on crash, try launching godot from an already open console window so it would stay open after the crash.

As soon as I press the button "play" it shows this message:

ERROR: godot_icall_BuildInstance_get_MSBuildPath: Cannot find executable for 'MSBuild (VS Build Tools)'. Tried with path: At: modules/mono/editor/godotsharp_builds.cpp:105

Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Cannot find the MSBuild executable. at GodotSharpTools.Build.BuildInstance.GetMSBuildPath () [0x00013] in <fda2b5d500dd4b8ca9078fe1aa279208>:0 at GodotSharpTools.Build.BuildInstance.Build (System.String loggerAssemblyPath, System.String loggerOutputDir, System.String[] customProperties) [0x0001a] in <fda2b5d500dd4b8ca9078fe1aa279208>:0

UnknownUser

@TwistedTwigleg said: I think the building project stuff should only appear with the Mono version of Godot. Are you using C# anywhere? Also, do you have MSBuild installed, since its required for the Mono version of Godot.

If you are only planning to use GDScript, you might want to try the standard version of Godot, as it won’t have the C# parts (so it should have the building project stuff either).

I need to install MSBuild even though I'm not using any C#?

TwistedTwigleg

@GreenPear said:

@TwistedTwigleg said: I think the building project stuff should only appear with the Mono version of Godot. Are you using C# anywhere? Also, do you have MSBuild installed, since its required for the Mono version of Godot.

If you are only planning to use GDScript, you might want to try the standard version of Godot, as it won’t have the C# parts (so it should have the building project stuff either).

I need to install MSBuild even though I'm not using any C#?

I think so, because the Mono version of Godot looks for it. I think the Mono version of Godot makes a C# project file, even if C# is not being used, and so it needs MSBuild to read and interpret the build file. (That said, my Godot C# knowledge is very limited, so please take this with a grain of salt!)

UnknownUser

@TwistedTwigleg said:

@GreenPear said:

@TwistedTwigleg said: I think the building project stuff should only appear with the Mono version of Godot. Are you using C# anywhere? Also, do you have MSBuild installed, since its required for the Mono version of Godot.

If you are only planning to use GDScript, you might want to try the standard version of Godot, as it won’t have the C# parts (so it should have the building project stuff either).

I need to install MSBuild even though I'm not using any C#?

I think so, because the Mono version of Godot looks for it. I think the Mono version of Godot makes a C# project file, even if C# is not being used, and so it needs MSBuild to read and interpret the build file. (That said, my Godot C# knowledge is very limited, so please take this with a grain of salt!)

Ok! I'll try to install MSBuild then. Thank you ??

UnknownUser

@TwistedTwigleg said:

@GreenPear said:

@TwistedTwigleg said: I think the building project stuff should only appear with the Mono version of Godot. Are you using C# anywhere? Also, do you have MSBuild installed, since its required for the Mono version of Godot.

If you are only planning to use GDScript, you might want to try the standard version of Godot, as it won’t have the C# parts (so it should have the building project stuff either).

I need to install MSBuild even though I'm not using any C#?

I think so, because the Mono version of Godot looks for it. I think the Mono version of Godot makes a C# project file, even if C# is not being used, and so it needs MSBuild to read and interpret the build file. (That said, my Godot C# knowledge is very limited, so please take this with a grain of salt!)

After I installed the Visual Studio Build Tools, Godot still crashes. Do I need to transfer some of the Visual Studio Build Tools into the GodotSharp files? Or is there something else I should do?

TwistedTwigleg

@GreenPear said:

@TwistedTwigleg said:

@GreenPear said:

@TwistedTwigleg said: I think the building project stuff should only appear with the Mono version of Godot. Are you using C# anywhere? Also, do you have MSBuild installed, since its required for the Mono version of Godot.

If you are only planning to use GDScript, you might want to try the standard version of Godot, as it won’t have the C# parts (so it should have the building project stuff either).

I need to install MSBuild even though I'm not using any C#?

I think so, because the Mono version of Godot looks for it. I think the Mono version of Godot makes a C# project file, even if C# is not being used, and so it needs MSBuild to read and interpret the build file. (That said, my Godot C# knowledge is very limited, so please take this with a grain of salt!)

After I installed the Visual Studio Build Tools, Godot still crashes. Do I need to transfer some of the Visual Studio Build Tools into the GodotSharp files? Or is there something else I should do?

Hmm, no, then that shouldn't be the issue then. I'm guessing something else is causing the crash.

What error are you getting from Godot now? Is it still the error about the missing MSBuild executable? Also, have you restarted your computer after installing MSBuild?

UnknownUser

@TwistedTwigleg said:

@GreenPear said:

@TwistedTwigleg said:

@GreenPear said:

@TwistedTwigleg said: I think the building project stuff should only appear with the Mono version of Godot. Are you using C# anywhere? Also, do you have MSBuild installed, since its required for the Mono version of Godot.

If you are only planning to use GDScript, you might want to try the standard version of Godot, as it won’t have the C# parts (so it should have the building project stuff either).

I need to install MSBuild even though I'm not using any C#?

I think so, because the Mono version of Godot looks for it. I think the Mono version of Godot makes a C# project file, even if C# is not being used, and so it needs MSBuild to read and interpret the build file. (That said, my Godot C# knowledge is very limited, so please take this with a grain of salt!)

After I installed the Visual Studio Build Tools, Godot still crashes. Do I need to transfer some of the Visual Studio Build Tools into the GodotSharp files? Or is there something else I should do?

Hmm, no, then that shouldn't be the issue then. I'm guessing something else is causing the crash.

What error are you getting from Godot now? Is it still the error about the missing MSBuild executable? Also, have you restarted your computer after installing MSBuild?

After restarting the computer, Godot started working again??. Thanks a lot for your help??