we do the exact same thing… there’s an option in your teamcity build configuration where you can enable/disable whether or not a build should be considered a failure if a test fails. Turn that off, and the rest of your targets will still be executed. As a final target, we have something that parses the testresults to check for errors, and if it finds one (or more) it fails the build… the obvious benefit being that everything else is still executed after a failed testrun

Great stuff! I’m using your MSBuild script and BuildTeamCityNUnitArguments target to create the NUnit arguments file. I also wrote my own results parser that does the work to record the results to my own test management system, but I’m having a problem with recording the results if a test failed. When a test fails, the build fails and the target to record the results does not get run (it’s a post-unit test target). Any suggestions?

Again, great stuff, thanks!!

Dave

please read this:
http://davybrion.com/blog/2009/04/i-am-not-a-helpdesk/

i would recommend reading the manuals of the products you are using and/or finding someone who knows more about ClearCase…

Currently we are using ClearCase as VCS and i created the msbuild file in one of my view. When i want to tried to build & execution of the test cases on my machine and i didn’t see any problem.
I have installed the build agents on 2 more machines, which dont have the clearcase, when i tried to build & execute the test cases on remote build agents i got the following error. I have no idea why i am getting the error, and my view is in share mode only.

Cannot find build file by path specified in build configuration settings: ‘\\WINK-SHK\Tests\ka11_Tesing_TCity_view\tdnetdp\Tests\DataIntegrity\build.xml’ (absolute path on agent). Please check that specified path is correct

Do i need install the clearcase on these machines ?

Can we implement the msbuild script for execution of the nunit test cases only. Is it possible?

you have to actually download the buildtask and import it with the correct location of the buildtask

When i use your sample script, which is mentioned in the top of this page, i am getting the following error.

\Tests\DataIntegrity\build.xml(11, 2): error MSB4036: The “BuildTeamCityNUnitArguments” task was not found. Check the following: 1.) The name of the task in the project file is the same as the name of the task class. 2.) The task class is “public” and implements the Microsoft.Build.Framework.ITask interface. 3.) The task is correctly declared with in the project file, or in the *.tasks files located in the “C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727″ directory

if you want to modify the app.config file before you start your test run, you just need to add another build step in your msbuild script between compilation and the test run. Plenty of examples on this can be found on the net.

Could you please help me in the following issues, i have no knowledge about Team city.

1.I have installed the Teamcity 4.0.2 in my machine and i treated
my machine as server. I have installed one build agent on my machine and one more build agent on another machine.

2. I have selected the sln2005 as a build runner and i entered the test assemblies details for nunit tests settings.When i want to execute the testcase on my machines, its working fine. If i want to run the test cases on another build agent which is installed on another machine, i am not seeing the Tests option button. Could Please help me in this.

3.I have app.config file is there, how can we edit the app.config file before test execution starts.

4.How we build and executes the test cases with the help of Msbuild?

5.How can we run our build with out installing the VCS on build agents.

Please help me, its very urgent

sorry, no idea on that

I am the originator of the TeamCity forum thread. Your workaround is excellent. Thanks

Regards,
feffe