Visual Studio Hangs

[chrpai]

Using latest heatwave, I create a solution with MSI project referencing MSM project. Sometimes it gets into a state where opening the solution VS will hang on loading the MSM project. If you kill VS, delete the bin and obj folders and open again it'll work.

[chrpai]

Actually deleting bin and obj doesn't always fix it. Flushing %TEMP% helps though.

[chrpai]

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12/18/2022 12:28:58 PM
Recoverable
System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: key
at System.Collections.Immutable.Requires.FailArgumentNullException(String parameterName)
at System.Collections.Immutable.ImmutableDictionary2.TryGetValue(TKey key, TValue& value) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.PropertyPages.PropertyPagesCatalog.BindToContext(String schemaName, String file, String itemType, String itemName) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.PropertyPages.PropertyPagesCatalog.BindToContext(String schemaName, IProjectPropertiesContext context) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Designers.RuleFactory.ReplicateRule(IRule ruleToReplicate, IPropertyPagesCatalog catalog) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeProviderBase.RenewBrowseObjectPropertiesPerConfiguration(IProjectTree projectTree, IPropertyPagesCatalog browseObjectCatalog, ConfiguredProjectExports configuredProjectExports) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeExtensions.UpdateSelfAndAllDescendents(IProjectTree tree, Func2 updateAction)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeExtensions.UpdateSelfAndAllDescendents(IProjectTree tree, Func2 updateAction) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeExtensions.UpdateSelfAndAllDescendents(IProjectTree tree, Func2 updateAction)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeExtensions.UpdateSelfAndAllDescendents(IProjectTree tree, Func2 updateAction) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeProviderBase.UpdateTreeForActiveConfigurationChange(IProjectTree projectTree, IProjectCatalogSnapshot catalogs, ConfiguredProjectExports configuredProjectExports, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Designers.PhysicalProjectTreeProvider.<>c__DisplayClass143_0.<ProjectSubscriptionService_ChangedAsync>b__0(IProjectVersionedValue1 treeSnapshot, ConfiguredProjectExports configuredProjectExports, CancellationToken ct)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeProviderBase.TreeUpdateSubmission.d__19.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.CoreProjectTreeProviderBase.<>c__DisplayClass76_1.<b__2>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.CoreProjectTreeProviderBase.<>c__DisplayClass78_0.<g__WaitOnTask|0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.CommonProjectSystemTools.Rethrow(Exception ex)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ExceptionFilter.<>c__DisplayClass2_0.g__Action|0()
at GuardMethodClass.GuardMethod(Func1 , Func2 , Func2 ) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- ---> (Inner Exception #0) System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: key at System.Collections.Immutable.Requires.FailArgumentNullException(String parameterName) at System.Collections.Immutable.ImmutableDictionary2.TryGetValue(TKey key, TValue& value)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.PropertyPages.PropertyPagesCatalog.BindToContext(String schemaName, String file, String itemType, String itemName)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.PropertyPages.PropertyPagesCatalog.BindToContext(String schemaName, IProjectPropertiesContext context)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Designers.RuleFactory.ReplicateRule(IRule ruleToReplicate, IPropertyPagesCatalog catalog)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeProviderBase.RenewBrowseObjectPropertiesPerConfiguration(IProjectTree projectTree, IPropertyPagesCatalog browseObjectCatalog, ConfiguredProjectExports configuredProjectExports)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeExtensions.UpdateSelfAndAllDescendents(IProjectTree tree, Func2 updateAction) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeExtensions.UpdateSelfAndAllDescendents(IProjectTree tree, Func2 updateAction)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeExtensions.UpdateSelfAndAllDescendents(IProjectTree tree, Func2 updateAction) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeExtensions.UpdateSelfAndAllDescendents(IProjectTree tree, Func2 updateAction)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeProviderBase.UpdateTreeForActiveConfigurationChange(IProjectTree projectTree, IProjectCatalogSnapshot catalogs, ConfiguredProjectExports configuredProjectExports, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.Designers.PhysicalProjectTreeProvider.<>c__DisplayClass143_0.<ProjectSubscriptionService_ChangedAsync>b__0(IProjectVersionedValue1 treeSnapshot, ConfiguredProjectExports configuredProjectExports, CancellationToken ct) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ProjectTreeProviderBase.TreeUpdateSubmission.<UpdateTree>d__19.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.CoreProjectTreeProviderBase.<>c__DisplayClass76_1.<<Initialize>b__2>d.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.CoreProjectTreeProviderBase.<>c__DisplayClass78_0.<<SubmitTreeUpdateCoreAsync>g__WaitOnTask|0>d.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.CommonProjectSystemTools.Rethrow(Exception ex) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectSystem.ExceptionFilter.<>c__DisplayClass2_0.<Guard>g__Action|0() at GuardMethodClass.GuardMethod(Func1 , Func2 , Func2 )<---

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[chrpai]

I uninstalled and reinstalled everything and I was still getting lots of hangs. I uninstalled HW 0.9.1 and went back to 0.9.0.5 and I'm not seeing any hangs. Happy to help gather data, I just don't know what logs I'm looking for.

[danlyons-home]

I had similar issues, though I couldn't find a consistent way to resolve the issue, even despite deleting bin/obj and clearing-out %TEMP%. I could work around it by opening the solution from a branch that's pre-WiX4, then switching to a branch using WiX4 and having VS reload everything, but loading the solution fresh nearly always got stuck on the main installer project.

Thankfully, after updating to HW 0.9.2, I have yet to experience a hang.

[danlyons-home]

It seems I may have spoken too soon. I must have simply been lucky the first couple times I tried this morning, but I've just had it hang on me again a few times.

I did discover something interesting, though. In my case, if I delete the <solution name>.projects.v5.2 file in the /.vs/ProjectEvaluation folder (generated when closing the solution), I can load without issue. If I leave the file, the solution hangs once it tries to load my installer project.

[robmen]

FireGiant tracks HeatWave issues on the HeatWaveSupport repo. Best to open an issue there to start hunting down the hang.

[chrpai]

I don't know that it's a heatwave bug or not. It says it's loading the project. There could be something in the SDK project or it could be something in Heatwave. I do know that I never saw this in preview 1 wix/hw. in rc1 wix/hw I started seeing it. I wasn't aware that was a new Heatwave release. I'll give that a try also.

Oh and lord knows how many VS updates I had between preview 1 and rc1. Although I can probably cull that out of issues I've submitted.