C#•12mo ago

dotnet tool not recognized after local install

I am trying to locally install the tool dotnet-mgcb-editor from nuget into my repository. But it's not recognized after the installation. Here are the commands I executed to install it, aswell as their output.

>dotnet new tool-manifest
The template "Dotnet local tool manifest file" was created successfully.

>dotnet tool install --local dotnet-mgcb-editor --version 3.8.1.303
You can invoke the tool from this directory using the following commands: 'dotnet tool run mgcb-editor' or 'dotnet mgcb-editor'.
Tool 'dotnet-mgcb-editor' (version '3.8.1.303') was successfully installed. Entry is added to the manifest file <repo>\.config\dotnet-tools.json.

>dotnet new tool-manifest
The template "Dotnet local tool manifest file" was created successfully.

>dotnet tool install --local dotnet-mgcb-editor --version 3.8.1.303
You can invoke the tool from this directory using the following commands: 'dotnet tool run mgcb-editor' or 'dotnet mgcb-editor'.
Tool 'dotnet-mgcb-editor' (version '3.8.1.303') was successfully installed. Entry is added to the manifest file <repo>\.config\dotnet-tools.json.

When I run dotnet tool list, this is the output:

Package Id              Version        Commands         Manifest
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dotnet-mgcb-editor      3.8.1.303      mgcb-editor      <repo>\.config\dotnet-tools.json

Package Id              Version        Commands         Manifest
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dotnet-mgcb-editor      3.8.1.303      mgcb-editor      <repo>\.config\dotnet-tools.json

But when I try to run the tool, I get an error:

> dotnet mgcb-editor
Could not execute because the specified command or file was not found.
Possible reasons for this include:
  * You misspelled a built-in dotnet command.
  * You intended to execute a .NET program, but dotnet-mgcb-editor-windows does not exist.
  * You intended to run a global tool, but a dotnet-prefixed executable with this name could not be found on the PATH.

> dotnet mgcb-editor
Could not execute because the specified command or file was not found.
Possible reasons for this include:
  * You misspelled a built-in dotnet command.
  * You intended to execute a .NET program, but dotnet-mgcb-editor-windows does not exist.
  * You intended to run a global tool, but a dotnet-prefixed executable with this name could not be found on the PATH.

Here's the output of running dotnet --info in the same repository:

.NET SDK (reflecting any global.json):
 Version:   6.0.417
 Commit:    04fde1d2e3

Runtime Environment:
 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.19045
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.417\

Host:
  Version:      8.0.0
  Architecture: x64
  Commit:       5535e31a71

.NET SDKs installed:
  6.0.417 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
  8.0.100 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET runtimes installed:
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.12 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.1 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]

Other architectures found:
  x86   [C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet]
    registered at [HKLM\SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x86\InstallLocation]

Environment variables:
  Not set

global.json file:
  <repo>\global.json

.NET SDK (reflecting any global.json):
 Version:   6.0.417
 Commit:    04fde1d2e3

Runtime Environment:
 OS Name:     Windows
 OS Version:  10.0.19045
 OS Platform: Windows
 RID:         win10-x64
 Base Path:   C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.417\

Host:
  Version:      8.0.0
  Architecture: x64
  Commit:       5535e31a71

.NET SDKs installed:
  6.0.417 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
  8.0.100 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET runtimes installed:
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.12 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.1 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.25 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
  Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.0 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]

Other architectures found:
  x86   [C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet]
    registered at [HKLM\SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x86\InstallLocation]

Environment variables:
  Not set

global.json file:
  <repo>\global.json

And here's the content of my global.json:

{
  "sdk": {
    "version": "6.0.300",
    "rollForward": "latestFeature"
  }
}

{
  "sdk": {
    "version": "6.0.300",
    "rollForward": "latestFeature"
  }
}

I have tried installing the tool globlally, too, but it leads to the same error. Any pointers or advice would be greatly appreciated, as I am kind of lost here.

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LeemyyOP•12mo ago

Hmm, that worked for the other tool I was trying to install, but this one is still giving me the same error. Even after a full restart.

Unknown User•12mo ago

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LeemyyOP•11mo ago

I solved the issue. In case anyone stumbles upon this in the future, the issue is in this innocuous little line: * You intended to execute a .NET program, but dotnet-mgcb-editor-windows does not exist. Notice how it doesn't say dotnet-mgcb-editor? Yeah well I did not. The solution is to also add dotnet-mgcb-editor-windows (or -linux/-mac) as a tool. Tl;dr: make sure your .config/dotnet-tools.json contains all these entries:

{
  "version": 1,
  "isRoot": true,
  "tools": {
    "dotnet-mgcb": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb"
      ]
    },
    "dotnet-mgcb-editor": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb-editor"
      ]
    },
    "dotnet-mgcb-editor-linux": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb-editor-linux"
      ]
    },
    "dotnet-mgcb-editor-windows": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb-editor-windows"
      ]
    },
    "dotnet-mgcb-editor-mac": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb-editor-mac"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "version": 1,
  "isRoot": true,
  "tools": {
    "dotnet-mgcb": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb"
      ]
    },
    "dotnet-mgcb-editor": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb-editor"
      ]
    },
    "dotnet-mgcb-editor-linux": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb-editor-linux"
      ]
    },
    "dotnet-mgcb-editor-windows": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb-editor-windows"
      ]
    },
    "dotnet-mgcb-editor-mac": {
      "version": "3.8.1.303",
      "commands": [
        "mgcb-editor-mac"
      ]
    }
  }
}

And then run dotnet tool restore.

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