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Warn that NuGet.exe needs .NET Framework MSBuild
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25 changes: 25 additions & 0 deletions src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.CommandLine/MsBuildUtility.cs
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Expand Up @@ -863,6 +863,17 @@ public static Lazy<MsBuildToolset> GetMsBuildDirectoryFromMsBuildPath(string msb
throw new CommandException(message);
}

if (IsNetCoreMsBuildDirectory(msbuildPath))
{
var message = string.Format(
CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,
LocalizedResourceManager.GetString(
nameof(NuGetResources.Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild)),
msbuildPath);

throw new CommandException(message);
}

return new Lazy<MsBuildToolset>(() => new MsBuildToolset(msbuildVersion, msbuildPath));
}
else
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}
}

/// <summary>
/// Detects whether the given directory contains a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation
/// rather than a .NET Framework MSBuild installation.
/// NuGet.exe requires .NET Framework MSBuild because it loads Microsoft.Build.dll
/// in-process via Assembly.LoadFrom, which is incompatible with .NET Core assemblies.
/// Detection uses the presence of MSBuild.runtimeconfig.json, which is the canonical
/// indicator of a .NET Core application and will be present even if a future SDK
/// ships an AoT-compiled MSBuild.exe.
/// </summary>
internal static bool IsNetCoreMsBuildDirectory(string msbuildPath)
{
return File.Exists(Path.Combine(msbuildPath, "MSBuild.runtimeconfig.json"));
}

private static void AddProperty(List<string> args, string property, string value)
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(value))
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Expand Up @@ -736,6 +736,10 @@ Do not localize `SDK`, `dotnet pack`, msbuild -t:pack` and 'true'.</comment>
<data name="Error_CannotFindNonArchitectureSpecificMsbuild" xml:space="preserve">
<value>The resolved MSBuild directory is `{0}` which is an architecture-specific directory. Could not find MSBuild in its parent directory (non-architecture specific).</value>
</data>
<data name="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild" xml:space="preserve">
<value>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</value>
<comment>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</comment>
</data>
<data name="Warning_CommandDeprecated" xml:space="preserve">
<value>'{0} {1}' is deprecated. Use '{0} {2}' instead.</value>
<comment>{0} - name of the assembly running the command, e.g., NuGet
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Expand Up @@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ Do not localize `SDK`, `dotnet pack`, msbuild -t:pack` and 'true'.</note>
<target state="translated">Není zadaný zdrojový parametr.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">Při pokusu o získání odkazů projektu na projekt vypršel časový limit nástroje MsBuild.</target>
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Expand Up @@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ Do not localize `SDK`, `dotnet pack`, msbuild -t:pack` and 'true'.</note>
<target state="translated">Der Quellparameter wurde nicht angegeben.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">MsBuild-Zeitüberschreitung beim Abrufen von Projekt-zu-Projekt-Verweisen.</target>
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<target state="translated">No se especificó el parámetro de origen.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">Se agotó el tiempo de espera de MsBuild al intentar obtener referencias de proyecto a proyecto.</target>
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<target state="translated">Le paramètre source n'a pas été spécifié.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">Expiration du délai de MsBuild lors de la tentative d’obtention des références de projet à projet.</target>
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<target state="translated">Il parametro di origine non è stato specificato.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">Timeout di MsBuild durante il tentativo di ottenere i riferimenti da progetto a progetto.</target>
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<target state="translated">ソース パラメーターが指定されていませんでした。</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">プロジェクトからプロジェクトへの参照を取得しようとしているときに MSBuild がタイムアウトしました。</target>
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<target state="translated">원본 매개 변수를 지정하지 않았습니다.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">프로젝트에서 프로젝트 참조를 가져오는 동안 MsBuild 시간이 초과되었습니다.</target>
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<target state="translated">Parametr źródłowy nie został określony.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">Przekroczono limit czasu programu MsBuild podczas próby pobrania odwołań projektu do projektu.</target>
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<target state="translated">O parâmetro de origem não foi especificado.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">O tempo limite do MsBuild foi atingido ao tentar obter referências do projeto para o projeto.</target>
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<target state="translated">Исходный параметр не указан.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">При попытке получить ссылки проекта на проект истекло время ожидания MsBuild.</target>
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<target state="translated">Kaynak parametresi belirtilmedi.</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">Proje başvuruları için proje alınmaya çalışılırken MsBuild zaman aşımına uğradı.</target>
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<target state="translated">未指定源参数。</target>
<note />
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildIsNetCoreMsBuild">
<source>The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</source>
<target state="new">The MSBuild directory '{0}' appears to be a .NET SDK (dotnet) MSBuild installation. NuGet.exe requires the .NET Framework version of MSBuild, which is included with Visual Studio. Use 'dotnet restore' instead, or provide the path to a Visual Studio MSBuild installation.</target>
<note>{0} is the MSBuild directory path. Do not localize 'NuGet.exe', 'MSBuild', '.NET SDK', '.NET Framework', 'dotnet restore', 'Visual Studio'.</note>
</trans-unit>
<trans-unit id="Error_MsBuildTimedOut">
<source>MsBuild timeout out while trying to get project to project references.</source>
<target state="translated">尝试将项目获取到项目引用时，MsBuild 超时。</target>
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