in BuildTasks/PublishVSExtension/Utils.ts [8:25]
export function getVsixPublisherExe(): string {
if (cacheVsixPublisherExe === "") {
const vswhereTool = tl.tool(path.join(__dirname, "tools", "vswhere.exe"));
vswhereTool.line("-version [15.0,17.0) -latest -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VSSDK -find VSSDK\\VisualStudioIntegration\\Tools\\Bin\\VsixPublisher.exe");
const vswhereResult = vswhereTool.execSync({ silent: true } as tr.IExecSyncOptions);
const vsixPublisherExe = vswhereResult.stdout.trim();
if (vswhereResult.code === 0 && vsixPublisherExe && tl.exist(vsixPublisherExe))
{
tl.debug('VsixPublisher.exe installed path: ' + vsixPublisherExe);
cacheVsixPublisherExe = vsixPublisherExe;
}
else
{
throw new Error("Could not locate vsixpublisher.exe. Ensure the Visual Studio SDK is installed on the agent.");
}
}
return cacheVsixPublisherExe;
}