[ISSUE]: GitVersion MSBuild v.6.0.2 does not generate AssemblyInfo.g.cs needed to override AssemblyVersion

[seandkim]

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GitVersion package

GitVersion.MsBuild

GitVersion version

6.0.2

Operating system

Windows

What are you seeing?

I have a simple console app with the following:
Program.cs

using System.Reflection;
var version = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly()
    .GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>().InformationalVersion;
Console.WriteLine($"Hello, World! {version}");

.csproj file

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="GitVersion.MsBuild" Version="6.0.2">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

I added a git tag so my gitversion output is

{
  "AssemblySemFileVer": "2.3.1.0",
  "AssemblySemVer": "2.3.1.0",
  "BranchName": "master",
  "BuildMetaData": null,
  "CommitDate": "2024-09-02",
  "CommitsSinceVersionSource": 0,
  "EscapedBranchName": "master",
  "FullBuildMetaData": "Branch.master.Sha.7ced748ec0ba476224b74e34581bf0ad0e141088",
  "FullSemVer": "2.3.1",
  "InformationalVersion": "2.3.1+Branch.master.Sha.7ced748ec0ba476224b74e34581bf0ad0e141088",
  "Major": 2,
  "MajorMinorPatch": "2.3.1",
  "Minor": 3,
  "Patch": 1,
  "PreReleaseLabel": "",
  "PreReleaseLabelWithDash": "",
  "PreReleaseNumber": null,
  "PreReleaseTag": "",
  "PreReleaseTagWithDash": "",
  "SemVer": "2.3.1",
  "Sha": "7ced748ec0ba476224b74e34581bf0ad0e141088",
  "ShortSha": "7ced748",
  "UncommittedChanges": 2,
  "VersionSourceSha": "7ced748ec0ba476224b74e34581bf0ad0e141088",
  "WeightedPreReleaseNumber": 60000
}

What is expected?

I expect to see my gitversion; instead, I see the default assembly version, v1.0.0. I noticed that AssemblyInfo.g.cs file is not generated when I run dotnet build.

The problem only occurs in v6.0.2. In v5.12.0, the gitversion is correctly outputted (and AssemblyInfo.g.cs file correctly autogenerated).

Steps to Reproduce

See above

RepositoryFixture Test

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Output log or link to your CI build (if appropriate).

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[arturcic]

@seandkim can you tell me how are you building the code? Is it via dotnet build or visual studio?

[neoasis-werx]

I'm having the same issue, It works using dotnet build.

But when building in VisualStudio 2022, it does not create the

• gitversion.json
• GitVersionInformation.g.cs
• or modifies the AsssemblyInfo.cs

Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 (64-bit) - Current
Version 17.11.2
.Net 8.0.400

when Reverting back to 5.12 everything works.

[arturcic]

the issue is has same root as #4116. GitVersion.MsBuild is disabled when run in Visual Studio, so I will close this issue in favor of the mentioned