func start does not honor Directory.Build.props when using $(SolutionDir)

[arialdomartini]

Version

4.0.6610

Description

A project which correctly builds and starts with func start, would fails in the presence of a Directory.Build.props containing $(SolutionDir), like in:

<Project>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <UseArtifactsOutput>true</UseArtifactsOutput>
    <ArtifactsPath>$(SolutionDir)/.build</ArtifactsPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

Steps to reproduce

• cd in the directory of a C# Azure Function source code
• Add a file Directory.Build.props containing $(SolutionDir), like in:

<Project>
  <PropertyGroup>
    <UseArtifactsOutput>true</UseArtifactsOutput>
    <ArtifactsPath>$(SolutionDir)/.build</ArtifactsPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

• Run func start
• Expected behavior: success
• Actual result:

  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored C:\prg\batch-server\service-bus\src\CSharpAzureFunction\CSharpAzureFunction.csproj (in 309 ms).
CSC : error CS2007: Unrecognized option: '/.build\obj\CSharpAzureFunction\debug\CSharpAzureFunction.GlobalUsings.g.cs' [C:\prg\batch-server\service-bus\src\CSharpAzureFunction\CSharpAzureFunction.csproj]

Error building project
CSC : error CS2007: Unrecognized option: '/.build\obj\CSharpAzureFunction\debug\.NETCoreApp,Version=v9.0.AssemblyAttributes.cs' [C:\prg\batch-server\service-bus\src\CSharpAzureFunction\CSharpAzureFunction.csproj]
CSC : error CS2007: Unrecognized option: '/.build\obj\CSharpAzureFunction\debug\CSharpAzureFunction.AssemblyInfo.cs' [C:\prg\batch-server\service-bus\src\CSharpAzureFunction\CSharpAzureFunction.csproj]

Build FAILED.

CSC : error CS2007: Unrecognized option: '/.build\obj\CSharpAzureFunction\debug\CSharpAzureFunction.GlobalUsings.g.cs' [C:\prg\batch-server\service-bus\src\CSharpAzureFunction\CSharpAzureFunction.csproj]
CSC : error CS2007: Unrecognized option: '/.build\obj\CSharpAzureFunction\debug\.NETCoreApp,Version=v9.0.AssemblyAttributes.cs' [C:\prg\batch-server\service-bus\src\CSharpAzureFunction\CSharpAzureFunction.csproj]
CSC : error CS2007: Unrecognized option: '/.build\obj\CSharpAzureFunction\debug\CSharpAzureFunction.AssemblyInfo.cs' [C:\prg\batch-server\service-bus\src\CSharpAzureFunction\CSharpAzureFunction.csproj]

Build succeeds in case either an absolute or a relative path is used, instead of $(SolutionDir).

[arialdomartini]

Just noticed that using $(MSBuildThisFileDirectory) instead of SolutionDir the build succeeds, but func start would mistakenly create a bin directory in the project root, instead of where specified by ArtifactsPath.