Logging Errors
By default, psake does not log errors to a file. When an error occurs, detailed error information is emitted to the console. Most CI servers capture all console output, so this is usually sufficient.
If you need to route errors to a file or custom logger, you can override psake's error output handler. See Custom Logging for details.
Here is an example of the default error output from a psake build script:
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4/25/2010 2:36:21 PM: An Error Occurred. See Error Details Below:
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ErrorRecord
PSMessageDetails :
Exception : System.Management.Automation.RuntimeException: This is a test
TargetObject : This is a test
CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (This is a test:String) [], RuntimeException
FullyQualifiedErrorId : This is a test
ErrorDetails :
InvocationInfo : System.Management.Automation.InvocationInfo
PipelineIterationInfo : {}
ErrorRecord.InvocationInfo
MyCommand :
BoundParameters : {}
UnboundArguments : {}
ScriptLineNumber : 4
OffsetInLine : 7
HistoryId : 34
ScriptName : C:\Users\Daddy\Documents\Projects\helloWorld\Build\LogError.ps1
Line : throw "This is a test"
PositionMessage :
At C:\Users\Daddy\Documents\Projects\helloWorld\Build\LogError.ps1:4 char:7
+ throw <<<< "This is a test"
InvocationName : throw
PipelineLength : 0
PipelinePosition : 0
ExpectingInput : False
CommandOrigin : Internal
Exception
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ErrorRecord : This is a test
StackTrace :
WasThrownFromThrowStatement : True
Message : This is a test
Data : {}
InnerException :
TargetSite :
HelpLink :
Source :
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Script Variables
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Name Value
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_
args {}
context {System.Collections.Hashtable}
Error {}
false False
input System.Collections.ArrayList+ArrayListEnumeratorSimple
MaximumAliasCount 4096
MaximumDriveCount 4096
MaximumErrorCount 256
MaximumFunctionCount 4096
MaximumVariableCount 4096
MyInvocation System.Management.Automation.InvocationInfo
null
psake {build_script_file, version, default_build_file_name, use_exit_on_error...}
this
true True