error NETSDK1152: Found multiple publish output files with the same relative path

I started receiving this error on the .XML file that I have included in my builds for APIs in order to enhance the Swagger descriptions. This file is enabled in the Build tab of the project properties.

This is using Visual Studio 2019 and publishing through Azure Pipelines.

Build tab on the project properties menu

This file will get created at the project root and in the bin folder when the project builds. It seems that .NET 6 build tools no longer likes having duplicate files.

Method

I have the properties of the xml documentation file in the project set to:

Build Action: None

Copy to Output Directory: Copy if newer

Then I added this to the main project file where the error is occuring in the top PropertyGroup section :

<ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>false</ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>

This simulates the scenario that was available up to and through .NET 5.0.

The entire block looks like

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <PackageId>YTG.AppLookups.SYS.API</PackageId>
    <Version>2.0</Version>
    <Authors>Jack Yasgar</Authors>
    <Company>Yasgar Technology Group, Inc.</Company>
    <TargetFramework>net5.0</TargetFramework>
    <RootNamespace>YTG.AppLookups.SYS.API</RootNamespace>
    <UserSecretsId>6197b17a-8e5c-4487-9574-2691abb359bb</UserSecretsId>
    <DockerDefaultTargetOS>Windows</DockerDefaultTargetOS>
    <AssemblyVersion>2.0.0.0</AssemblyVersion>
    <Configurations>Debug;Release;RV4;QA;RV4QA;PROD;RV4YTGIPROD02;RV4YTGITEST01</Configurations>
    <Platforms>AnyCPU;x64</Platforms>
<ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>false</ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>
  </PropertyGroup>

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Author: Jack Yasgar

Jack Yasgar has been developing software for various industries for two decades. Currently, he utilizes C#, JQuery, JavaScript, SQL Server with stored procedures and/or Entity Framework to produce MVC responsive web sites that converse to a service layer utilizing RESTful API in Web API 2.0 or Microsoft WCF web services. The infrastructure can be internal, shared or reside in Azure. Jack has designed dozens of relational databases that use the proper primary keys and foreign keys to allow for data integrity moving forward. While working in a Scrum/Agile environment, he is a firm believer that quality software comes from quality planning. Without getting caught up in analysis paralysis, it is still possible to achieve a level of design that allows an agile team to move forward quickly while keeping re-work to a minimum. Jack believes, “The key to long term software success is adhering to the SOLID design principles. Software written quickly, using wizards and other methods can impress the business sponsor / product owner for a short period of time. Once the honeymoon is over, the product owner will stay enamored when the team can implement changes quickly and fix bugs in minutes, not hours or days.” Jack has become certified by the Object Management Group as OCUP II (OMG Certified UML Professional) in addition to his certification as a Microsoft Certified Professional. The use of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) provides a visual guide to Use Cases and Activities that can guide the product owner in designing software that meets the end user needs. The software development teams then use the same drawings to create their Unit Tests to make sure that the software meets all those needs. The QA testing team can use the UML drawings as a guide to produce test cases. Once the software is in production, the UML drawings become a reference for business users and support staff to know what decisions are happening behind the scenes to guide their support efforts.

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