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Error: Error getting value from 'CurrentUser' on 'Cake.Core.IO.WindowsRegistry'.

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#3,829 opened on Feb 28, 2022

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Description

Prerequisites

  • I have written a descriptive issue title
  • I have searched issues to ensure it has not already been reported

Cake runner

Cake Frosting

Cake version

2.1.0.0

Operating system

Linux

Operating system architecture

N/A

CI Server

No response

What are you seeing?

I am logging the Build Context in the Setup, it works on the Windows and fails on the Ubuntu.

context.Information(context.ToJson(Formatting.Indented))

What is expected?

Please find the expected Output from Windows, I should get similar in Ubuntu

----------------------------------------
Setup
----------------------------------------
Cake Context Start
{
  "SharedSettings": {},
  "FileSystem": {},
  "Environment": {
    "WorkingDirectory": "D:/Repos/FleetHub/Build/cake-frosting/CakeBuild/bin/Debug/net5.0",
    "ApplicationRoot": "D:/Repos/FleetHub/Build/cake-frosting/CakeBuild/bin/Debug/net5.0",
    "Platform": {
      "Family": "windows",
      "Is64Bit": true
    },
    "Runtime": {
      "BuiltFramework": {
        "Identifier": ".NETCoreApp",
        "Version": "5.0",
        "Profile": "",
        "FullName": ".NETCoreApp,Version=v5.0"
      },
      "Runtime": "coreClr",
      "CakeVersion": "2.1.0.0",
      "IsCoreClr": true
    }
  },
  "Globber": {},
  "Log": {
    "Verbosity": "normal"
  },
  "Arguments": {},
  "ProcessRunner": {},
  "Registry": {
    "CurrentUser": {},
    "LocalMachine": {},
    "ClassesRoot": {},
    "Users": {},
    "PerformanceData": {},
    "CurrentConfig": {}
  },
  "Tools": {},
  "Data": {},
  "Configuration": {}
}

Steps to Reproduce

Log the Build Context in the Setup

context.Information(context.ToJson(Formatting.Indented))

Output log

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Tech stack
csharp
Domain
build system
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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needs investigation
Prerequisites
C#Cake build system
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50
Research direction
Investigate why accessing WindowsRegistry.CurrentUser throws on Linux. Check if the issue is in Cake's WindowsRegistry implementation or in .NET runtime. Look for similar issues in the repository. Consider adding a try catch or platform check.
Error: Error getting value from 'CurrentUser' on 'Cake.Core.IO.WindowsRegistry'. · cake-build/cake#3829 | Good First Issue