A property set in a target before CallTarget isn't set at the called target #1006
Description
Example:
<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
<Target Name="Echo">
<Message Importance="High"
Text="Property Prop: $(Prop)" />
</Target>
<Target Name="Build">
<PropertyGroup>
<Prop>defined</Prop>
</PropertyGroup>
<CallTarget Targets="Echo" />
</Target>
</Project>d:\work>msbuild calltarget-property-setting.proj
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 14.0.25420.1
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Build started 9/8/2016 4:38:12 PM.
Project "d:\work\calltarget-property-setting.proj" on node 1 (default targets).
Echo:
Property Prop:
Done Building Project "d:\work\calltarget-property-setting.proj" (default targets).
Build succeeded.
0 Warning(s)
0 Error(s)
Time Elapsed 00:00:00.02
That's surprising! It certainly seems to have been set correctly (and a diag log indicates that too), but it's not available in the other target.
This was pointed out by @rohit21agrawal over IM.