Devexpress 23.1 Source Builder Tool Can Not Build XPF.Themes DLLs

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out.

The Source Builder Tool utility for v23.1.4 requires a specific environment to compile the components from sources. Ideally, all components and their sources ought to be installed to prevent errors related to missing references. Additionally, Visual Studio 2010 and its SDK should be installed.
In v24.2, we include a revised version of the Source Builder utility with the installation. Although this version also requires all components to be installed, it is more stable and processes the source files more effectively. Consider upgrading to v24.2 to utilize this version of Source Builder. Please refer to the following documentation for more information: DevExpress Source Builder.

Thanks,
Alisher

Ok I need the following dlls with our .snk key file on the urgent basis to the specific version for 23.1.4 only as we have the release version for our product accordingly.
Also VS2010 giving error in installation as depreciated by Microsoft so what needs to be done in that case please suggest.

Hi,

Thank you for your reply.

In this situation, try installing all the products on the machine. Run the installation file, click Modify, and select all the products to install. Once the installer finishes modifying the configuration, run it again and select Repair to ensure the installer copies all assemblies with their sources to the machine.

Regarding the assemblies from VS2010 and VS2010 SDK, unfortunately, they are still necessary. You can find the list of the assemblies along with other prerequisites here: Prerequisites DevExpress (v18.2 - 23.1). You may skip installing VS2010, but there is no guarantee that the assemblies will be compiled correctly. You can, however, try building processed sources directly in Visual Studio. This might help with the compilation. To try this method, follow these steps:

Once you install all the products and repair the installation, run the Source Code Builder and wait until it finishes the compilation. Ignore the errors displayed by the utility during the compilation, as at this stage it is important to patch the sources and try to compile as many assemblies as the utility can manage. When the compilation is finished, open the compilation log and find the very first XPF project that failed to be compiled. Open it in Visual Studio and compile the project manually. Once this is done, run the Source Code Builder again. Since the project is already built this time, the utility should be able to compile it successfully and proceed with the remaining assemblies.

I hope this helps.

Hi Alisher
I have tried to open the projects individually for the build but somehow they are in tight coupling and are dependent on other projects and eventually popped me 1500+ build errors. Also when this process is required so there is no guarantee to facilitate the signed dlls with our .snk key completely. However i tried using ildasm and sc command that also didn't success here.

Would you please share the build log so I can examine it?

Attaching the logs.

Hi,

This log file contains only the errors. Could you share the complete compilation log instead?

Sending you the build logs as well

Thank you for sharing the log. I checked it, and I see that the DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v23.1 project is the first project that has to be compiled. The error indicates that the Mono.Cecil v0.11.3.0 assembly was not found. We use this assembly to patch the default theme. In the log, I found the following record:

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11/03/2025 12:12:06 Restoring NuGet packages: Mono.Cecil, version: 0.11.3.0
11/03/2025 12:12:06 Error copying file. Error: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\DevExpress 23.1\Components\packages\Mono.Cecil.0.11.3\lib\net40'. 

The package is still published on NuGet.org: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Mono.Cecil/0.11.3
Would you please manually restore it? You can use the following command in the PowerShell terminal:

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.\nuget.exe install Mono.Cecil -Version 0.11.3 -OutputDirectory packages

Ensure to use the cd command in the terminal to navigate to the directory where the nuget.exe file is located.

Once the package is restored, copy it to the packages directory. Then, open the DevExpress.Xpf.Core project in Visual Studio and try to build it.

Please let me know if this helps.

ALso tried but getting the screenshot errors

Would you specify which command is causing this error?
In addition, clarify whether you restored the Mono.Cecil NuGet package. If so, copy the package contents to the packages directory and run the Source Code Builder utility again. Please share the log file once the Source Code Builder completes the compilation process.

Mono.Cecil NuGet package cannot be restored and giving error as shown in attached.

Hi,

I believe this issue is not directly related to our components. If the nuget.exe utility is unable to install the Mono.Cecil NuGet package to an empty directory, this might indicate that the issue occurs in the environment, not in the process of source compilation. I searched on the Internet, but I could not find the exact reason why this error occurs. Please refer to the following web pages: https://www.google.com/search?q=could+not+find+file+Microsoft.Build.Framework%2C+Version%3D4.0.0.0&oq=could+not+find+file+Microsoft.Build.Framework%2C+Version%3D4.0.0.0 Perhaps some recommendations from those threads can help you resolve the issue with package restoration.

In the meantime, I attached the package's content. Copy it to the packages directory and open the DevExpress.Xpf.Core.v23.1 project in Visual Studio again to compile it.

Thanks,
Alisher

Thanks Alisher
Yes I am able to build the solution after copying Mono.Cecil nupkg and able to build the required themes .dlls