Creating .esriAddInX file on Jenkins build system without ArcGIS Pro

VolodymyrDmytruk2 — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 13:49:58 GMT

Hi! I need your help to create MSI installer on a rmote cmputer that does not have installed ArcGIS Pro!

I need to create an MSI installer for my project that I need to put .esriAddInX file. The computer on which I work this is no problem, but I do the same operation to perform on a remote computer where is installed Jenkins, that does not have ArcGIS Pro, and when I try to compile the project on a remote computer I get the following errors from Jenkins:

error MSB4018: The "PackageAddIn" task failed unexpectedly.

error MSB4018: System.InvalidOperationException: Install location of ArcGIS Pro cannot be found. Please check your registry for HKLM\SOFTWARE\ESRI\ArcGISPro\InstallDir

error MSB4018: at proapp_sdk_MSBuild.MSIHelper.GetInstallDirAndVersionFromReg()

error MSB4018: at proapp_sdk_MSBuild.MSIHelper.GetInstallDirAndVersion()

error MSB4018: at proapp_sdk_MSBuild.PackageAddIn.Execute()

error MSB4018: at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute()

error MSB4018: at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<ExecuteInstantiatedTask>d__26.MoveNext()

The file Esri.ProApp.SDK.Desktop.targets and proapp-sdk-MSBuild.dll placed in the folder of my project, and the path to it is registered as folows:

The file Esri.ProApp.SDK.Desktop.targets I did not change because I do not know how it initialized variables, and if I can set their own values.

Help me please clarify whether it is possible to receive .esriAddInX file without installed ArcGIS Pro, and how do I need to do to modify the project file and Esri.ProApp.SDK.Desktop.targets, so that the romote computer where is installed Jenkins I could get .esriAddInX file!

I would appreciate fro any help and advice!

Re: Creating .esriAddInX file on Jenkins build system without ArcGIS Pro

MapperJones — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:06:11 GMT

I know this is a really old thread, but this is the only hit when I search for help on The "CleanAddIn" task failed unexpectedly. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Any answers out there for why this would be happening when I try to create an addin for Pro in Visual Studio 2022?

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Creating .esriAddInX file on Jenkins build system without ArcGIS Pro

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