msbuild - Microsoft.WebApplication.targets was not found, on the build server. What's your solution?

Question

Trying to build my project on the build server gives me the following error:

Microsoft (R) Build Engine Version 4.0.30319.1
error MSB4019: The imported project "C:Program Files (x86)MSBuildMicrosoftVisualStudiov10.0TeamDataMicrosoft.Data.Schema.SqlTasks.targets" was not found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and that the file exists on disk.
error MSB4019: The imported project "C:Program Files (x86)MSBuildMicrosoftVisualStudiov10.0WebApplicationsMicrosoft.WebApplication.targets" was not found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and that the file exists on disk.
error MSB4019: The imported project "C:Program Files (x86)MSBuildMicrosoftVisualStudiov10.0WebApplicationsMicrosoft.WebApplication.targets" was not found. Confirm that the path in the <Import> declaration is correct, and that the file exists on disk.

I solved this problem a few months ago, with installing Visual Studio 2010 on the Build Server. But now I'm setup a new server from scratch, and I want to know if there any better solution to solve this issue.

Answer 1

To answer the title of the question (but not the question about the output you're getting):

Copying the following folder from your dev machine to your build server fixes this if it's just web applications

C:Program Files (x86)MSBuildMicrosoftVisualStudiov10.0WebApplications

Remove x86 according to how your build breaks. If you have other project types you will probably need to copy the entire msbuild folder.