Unreal Editor 5.2.0 from epic games launcher can’t package projects which was fine under source-built UE5.1.0.
Using macOS 14.0 with Xcode 15
log as below:
Setting up ProjectParams for /Users/theUsername/Programs/theProjectname/theProjectname.uproject
ERROR: Unable to find target 'theProjectname'
(see /Users/theUsername/Library/Logs/Unreal Engine/LocalBuildLogs/Log.txt for full exception trace)
AutomationException: Unable to find target 'theProjectname'
at AutomationTool.ProjectParams.AutodetectSettings(Boolean bReset) in /Users/theUsername/Programs/UnrealEngine/Engine/Source/Programs/AutomationTool/AutomationUtils/ProjectParams.cs:line 2392
at AutomationTool.ProjectParams..ctor(FileReference RawProjectPath, BuildCommand Command, String Device, String MapToRun, String AdditionalServerMapParams, ParamList`1 Port, String RunCommandline, String StageCommandline, String BundleName, String StageDirectoryParam, String UnrealExe, String UE4Exe, String SignPak, List`1 ClientConfigsToBuild, List`1 ServerConfigsToBuild, ParamList`1 MapsToCook, ParamList`1 MapIniSectionsToCook, ParamList`1 DirectoriesToCook, String DDCGraph, String InternationalizationPreset, ParamList`1 CulturesToCook, ParamList`1 ClientCookedTargets, ParamList`1 EditorTargets, ParamList`1 ServerCookedTargets, List`1 ClientTargetPlatforms, Dictionary`2 ClientDependentPlatformMap, List`1 ServerTargetPlatforms, Dictionary`2 ServerDependentPlatformMap, Nullable`1 Build, Nullable`1 SkipBuildClient, Nullable`1 SkipBuildEditor, Nullable`1 Cook, Nullable`1 Run, Nullable`1 SkipServer, Nullable`1 Clean, Nullable`1 Compressed, Nullable`1 ForceUncompressed, String AdditionalPakOptions, String AdditionalIoStoreOptions, Nullable`1 IterativeCooking, String IterateSharedCookedBuild, Nullable`1 IterateSharedBuildUsePrecompiledExe, Nullable`1 CookAll, Nullable`1 CookPartialGC, Nullable`1 CookInEditor, String CookOutputDir, Nullable`1 CookMapsOnly, Nullable`1 CookOnTheFly, Nullable`1 CookOnTheFlyStreaming, Nullable`1 UnversionedCookedContent, Nullable`1 OptionalContent, Nullable`1 EncryptIniFiles, Nullable`1 EncryptPakIndex, Nullable`1 EncryptEverything, Nullable`1 SkipCookingEditorContent, String AdditionalCookerOptions, String OriginalReleaseVersion, String BasedOnReleaseVersion, String CreateReleaseVersion, String CreateReleaseVersionBasePath, String BasedOnReleaseVersionBasePath, String ReferenceContainerGlobalFileName, String ReferenceContainerCryptoKeys, Nullable`1 GeneratePatch, Nullable`1 AddPatchLevel, Nullable`1 StageBaseReleasePaks, String DiscVersion, String DLCName, String DLCOverrideCookedSubDir, String DLCOverrideStagedSubDir, String DiffCookedContentPath, Nullable`1 DLCIncludeEngineContent, Nullable`1 DLCPakPluginFile, Nullable`1 DLCActLikePatch, Nullable`1 CrashReporter, Nullable`1 DedicatedServer, Nullable`1 Client, Nullable`1 Deploy, String DeployFolder, String GetFile, Nullable`1 FileServer, Nullable`1 Foreign, Nullable`1 ForeignCode, Nullable`1 LogWindow, Nullable`1 NoCleanStage, Nullable`1 NoClient, Nullable`1 NoDebugInfo, Nullable`1 SeparateDebugInfo, Nullable`1 MapFile, Nullable`1 NoXGE, Nullable`1 SkipPackage, Nullable`1 NeverPackage, Nullable`1 Package, Nullable`1 Pak, Nullable`1 IgnorePaksFromDifferentCookSource, Nullable`1 IoStore, Nullable`1 Cook4IoStore, Nullable`1 ZenStore, String NoZenAutoLaunch, Nullable`1 SkipIoStore, Nullable`1 GenerateOptimizationData, Nullable`1 Prereqs, String AppLocalDirectory, Nullable`1 NoBootstrapExe, Nullable`1 SignedPak, Nullable`1 PakAlignForMemoryMapping, Nullable`1 RehydrateAssets, Nullable`1 NullRHI, Nullable`1 FakeClient, Nullable`1 EditorTest, Nullable`1 RunAutomationTests, String RunAutomationTest, Nullable`1 CrashIndex, Nullable`1 SkipCook, Nullable`1 SkipCookOnTheFly, Nullable`1 SkipPak, Nullable`1 PrePak, Nullable`1 SkipStage, Nullable`1 Stage, Nullable`1 Manifests, Nullable`1 CreateChunkInstall, Nullable`1 SkipEncryption, Nullable`1 Unattended, Nullable`1 NumClients, Nullable`1 Archive, String ArchiveDirectoryParam, Nullable`1 ArchiveMetaData, Nullable`1 CreateAppBundle, String SpecifiedClientTarget, String SpecifiedServerTarget, ParamList`1 ProgramTargets, Nullable`1 Distribution, String PackageEncryptionKeyFile, Nullable`1 Prebuilt, Nullable`1 RunTimeoutSeconds, String SpecifiedArchitecture, String ServerArchitecture, String EditorArchitecture, String ClientArchitecture, String ProgramArchitecture, String UbtArgs, String AdditionalPackageOptions, Nullable`1 IterativeDeploy, Nullable`1 FastCook, Nullable`1 IgnoreCookErrors, Nullable`1 CodeSign, Nullable`1 TreatNonShippingBinariesAsDebugFiles, Nullable`1 UseExtraFlavor, String Provision, String Certificate, String Team, Boolean AutomaticSigning, String Trace, String TraceHost, String TraceFile, String SessionLabel, ParamList`1 InMapsToRebuildLightMaps, ParamList`1 InMapsToRebuildHLOD, ParamList`1 TitleID, Nullable`1 RetainStagedDirectory) in /Users/theUsername/Programs/UnrealEngine/Engine/Source/Programs/AutomationTool/AutomationUtils/ProjectParams.cs:line 1249
at BuildCookRun.SetupParams() in /Users/theUsername/Programs/UnrealEngine/Engine/Source/Programs/AutomationTool/Scripts/BuildCookRun.Automation.cs:line 49
at BuildCookRun.ExecuteBuild() in /Users/theUsername/Programs/UnrealEngine/Engine/Source/Programs/AutomationTool/Scripts/BuildCookRun.Automation.cs:line 40
at AutomationTool.BuildCommand.Execute() in /Users/theUsername/Programs/UnrealEngine/Engine/Source/Programs/AutomationTool/AutomationUtils/BuildCommand.cs:line 344
at AutomationTool.BuildCommand.ExecuteAsync() in /Users/theUsername/Programs/UnrealEngine/Engine/Source/Programs/AutomationTool/AutomationUtils/BuildCommand.cs:line 353
at AutomationTool.Automation.ExecuteAsync(List`1 CommandsToExecute, Dictionary`2 Commands) in /Users/theUsername/Programs/UnrealEngine/Engine/Source/Programs/AutomationTool/AutomationUtils/Automation.cs:line 257
at AutomationTool.Automation.ProcessAsync(ParsedCommandLine AutomationToolCommandLine, StartupTraceListener StartupListener, HashSet`1 ScriptModuleAssemblies) in /Users/theUsername/Programs/UnrealEngine/Engine/Source/Programs/AutomationTool/AutomationUtils/Automation.cs:line 156
AutomationTool executed for 0h 0m 0s
AutomationTool exiting with ExitCode=1 (Error_Unknown)
Seems like the Automation tool can’t get the list of targets correctly.
Wondering if anyone ran into the same problem…