[Bug]: F5 for XPlat CLI fails due to missing assembly (may need retarget to net6.0)

[drewgillies]

NuGet Product Used

NuGet.exe

Product Version

dev - note that XPlat.exe is not in above list

Worked before?

No response

Impact

No response

Repro Steps & Context

Open NuGet.sln in VS, set NuGet.CommandLine.XPlat as startup project, set Debug command line parameters as package list SomeProject.csproj --deprecated (any report type should fail) and debug. You will see:

error: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe, Version=4.0.4.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

Selecting a different framework will change the version of the unfound assembly but still fail.

Retargeting the project to net6.0 is a workaround and may be the fix, but that's just a suggestion FYI.

Verbose Logs

See above. Diagnostic verbosity adds no additional detail. Sample output:


The following sources were used:
   https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
   https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/dnceng/public/_packaging/nuget-build/nuget/v3/index.json
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\NuGetPackages\

error: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Unsafe, Version=4.0.4.1, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.


Usage: NuGet.CommandLine.XPlat.dll package list [arguments] [options]

Arguments:
  <PROJECT | SOLUTION>  A path to a project, solution file or directory.

Options:
  -h|--help               Show help information
  --force-english-output  Forces the application to run using an invariant, English-based culture.
  --framework             Specifies the target framework for which the packages will be listed.
  --deprecated            Displays only the packages marked deprecated by the authors.
  --outdated              Displays only the packages that need updates with the latest version from the sources.
  --vulnerable            Displays only the packages flagged as vulnerable.
  --include-transitive    Includes transitive packages too in the result.
  --include-prerelease    Considers prerelease versions when looking for latest. Works only with `--outdated`.
  --highest-patch         Considers only the versions with matching minor and major. Works only with `--outdated`.
  --highest-minor         Considers only the versions with matching major. Works only with `--outdated`.
  --source                Sources to lookup for latest versions. Works only with `--outdated`.
  --config                A path to a config file to specify sources. Works only with `--outdated`.
  --interactive           Allow the command to block and require manual action for operations like authentication.
  -v|--verbosity          Set the verbosity level of the command. Allowed values are q[uiet], m[inimal], n[ormal], d[etailed], and diag[nostic].

D:\Repos\NuGet.Client\artifacts\NuGet.CommandLine.XPlat\bin\Debug\net472\win7-x86\NuGet.CommandLine.XPlat.exe (process 6164) exited with code 1.
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[nkolev92]

Not sure why retargeting is fixing your issue given that the framework that's being run is net472.

[erdembayar]

dotnet/msbuild#6799