error MSB4057: The target "Package" does not exist in the project.

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This is not really a question as it is another response to so many having this issue on occasion. I just thought I would post what my resolution was to this issue.
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I had been struggling with this issue and found many articles on how to fix. None of them helped me. So, I took a step back. In our shop, we work with branching. The issue I was having was that the same project in one branch worked (when MSDeploy was exceuted), another did not. When I compared the projects, I found this one entry (see below) was missing in the project file that was throwing the exception. When I would add it in the project (that was throwing the exception), MSDeploy worked, when I removed it, it failed again. Hope this helps as well

<project>
<propertygroup>
<vstoolspath condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)

Posted 2-Oct-15 7:54am

Randy Kroeger

Updated 1-Jul-16 13:30pm

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2015-10-02T08:09:00

If this isn't a question, then it's in the wrong place! :laugh:

What I'd suggest is that you repackage this a little and write it up (with minimum code examples if possible) and post it as a tip: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Articles/Submit.aspx[^]
That way it goes into a searchable "knowledge base" of solutions which should mean it's easier for those that need it to find.

(The chances are that some people will close this as "not a question" which means it will disappear forever).

Randy Kroeger · Accepted Answer · 2016-07-01T13:30:00

Solution 3

Done: Error MSB4057: The target "Package" does not exist in the project.[^]

Posted 1-Jul-16 13:30pm