cake-build/cake

Cannot build tests for Cake in Visual Studio for Mac

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#1,920 opened on Nov 17, 2017

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Description

What You Are Seeing?

Cannot build tests for cake on Mac OS X

What is Expected?

Package restore cannot be performed

What version of Cake are you using?

Are you running on a 32 or 64 bit system?

64-bit

What environment are you running on? Windows? Linux? Mac?

Mac

Are you running on a CI Server? If so, which one?

No

How Did You Get This To Happen? (Steps to Reproduce)

  1. Clone the cake repo
  2. Build tests using Visual Studio for Mac

Output Log

Incompatible packages: 1

Contributor guide

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
testingbuild system
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
basic C# knowledgeVisual Studio for Mac.NET SDK
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Investigate the package restore failure on Mac OS X when building tests. Start by examining the .csproj files and any NuGet configuration to identify incompatible packages. Check the 7 comments on the issue for any known workarounds or root cause analysis. Consider reproducing the issue with the latest Cake version and Visual Studio for Mac to see if it persists.