Resolution

To fix this issue, make sure the contents of the EnvironmentVariables.xml file in the root folder of the Cloudhouse Alchemy Compatibility Package are valid.

If you still encounter problems, please contact your Cloudhouse Partner in the first instance (if relevant), otherwise contact Cloudhouse Support for further assistance.

Symptoms

When deploying a Compatibility Package I receive the following error:

ERROR Cloudhouse.Container.Deployment.Program - Failed:
Cloudhouse.Container.Core.Exceptions.InvalidConfigurationFileException: The environment variables file contains invalid XML. '<path>\EnvironmentVariables.xml' ---> System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
   at System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(XmlReader reader, LoadOptions options)
   at System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(Stream stream, LoadOptions options)
   at Cloudhouse.Container.Core.Serialization.XmlConvert.DeserializeFromFile[T](String path)
   at Cloudhouse.Container.Core.ContainerVariables.EnvironmentVariablesFile.DeserialiseEnvironmentVariables(String environmentvariablesXmlFilePath)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Cloudhouse.Container.Core.ContainerVariables.EnvironmentVariablesFile.DeserialiseEnvironmentVariables(String environmentvariablesXmlFilePath)
   at Cloudhouse.Container.Core.PackageDirectory.Validate()
   at Cloudhouse.Container.Core.PackageDirectory.get_SourcePackage()
   at Cloudhouse.Container.Deployment.DeploymentCommandFactory.Deploy()
   at Cloudhouse.Container.Deployment.Program.Main(String[] args)
ERROR Cloudhouse.Container.Deployment.Program - Exiting with code: -11

Cause

This error is caused if the contents of the EnvironmentVariables.xml file in the root folder of the Compatibility Package are invalid.