[Flaky Test] Microsoft.Build.Engine.UnitTests.MSBuildServer_Tests.TransientBuildDoesNotAdoptResidentSidecars
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Description
**Flaky-test key** (automated de-duplication — do not edit):
```text
flaky-test-id: Microsoft.Build.Engine.UnitTests.MSBuildServer_Tests.TransientBuildDoesNotAdoptResidentSidecars
```
## Evidence
The test `TransientBuildDoesNotAdoptResidentSidecars` has been observed failing intermittently across multiple independent sources.
- **Distinct sources:** 3 (2 approved PRs + 1 rolling build)
- **PRs:** #14767, #14834
- **Rolling builds:** [1560446](https://dev.azure.com/dnceng-public/public/_build/results?buildId=1560446)
- **Distinct error signatures:** 2 — non-deterministic
- **Legs:** CoreOnMac, FullOnWindows Release
- **TFMs:** net11.0
- **Assembly:** Microsoft.Build.CommandLine.UnitTests
- **Source:** src/MSBuild.UnitTests/MSBuildServer_Tests.cs
- **First seen:** 2026-08-20 | **Last seen:** 2026-08-25
- **Sample error:** `Assert.Equal() Failure: Values differ — Expected: 1, Actual: 2`
- **Sample build:** [1560398](https://dev.azure.com/dnceng-public/public/_build/results?buildId=1560398)
## Action
This test will be quarantined via `[ActiveIssue("https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/issues/")]` (from `Microsoft.DotNet.XUnitV3Extensions`, namespace `Xunit`) in a follow-up automated PR, once this issue has a number. The underlying nondeterminism should be fixed by the auto-fixer workflow or a human contributor.
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Research direction
Start in src/MSBuild.UnitTests/MSBuildServer_Tests.cs at TransientBuildDoesNotAdoptResidentSidecars, using the linked failures from PRs #14767 and #14834 and rolling build 1560446 as reproduction evidence. Investigate the intermittent Expected: 1, Actual: 2 result on the affected platforms and TFMs. Done means the test reliably passes without the nondeterministic failure, with its existing coverage preserved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- build-system, testing
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100