From 919b9d92bb66f4b686d6580dcc8031408471a537 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Spooks <62370103+Spooks4576@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:33:00 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Build native renderer before output staging

---
 src/SharpEmu.Libs/SharpEmu.Libs.csproj | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/SharpEmu.Libs/SharpEmu.Libs.csproj b/src/SharpEmu.Libs/SharpEmu.Libs.csproj
index b7e3d04e..ddee0943 100644
--- a/src/SharpEmu.Libs/SharpEmu.Libs.csproj
+++ b/src/SharpEmu.Libs/SharpEmu.Libs.csproj
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
           CopyToPublishDirectory="PreserveNewest" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="BuildNativeGuestGpu" BeforeTargets="Build" Condition="'$(NativeGpuLibrary)' != ''">
+  <!-- Native outputs must exist before MSBuild evaluates/copies Content items.
+       Hooking Build is too late on a clean checkout: CopyFilesToOutputDirectory
+       runs first and fails because the library has not been produced yet. -->
+  <Target Name="BuildNativeGuestGpu" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild" Condition="'$(NativeGpuLibrary)' != ''">
     <Exec Command="cmake -S &quot;$(NativeGpuProjectDir)&quot; -B &quot;$(NativeGpuBuildDir)&quot; -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(Configuration) -DBUILD_TESTING=OFF" />
     <Exec Command="cmake --build &quot;$(NativeGpuBuildDir)&quot; --config $(Configuration)" />
     <Copy SourceFiles="$(NativeGpuLibrary)" DestinationFolder="$(TargetDir)" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" />