Question - Visual Studio 2015 RC Package Restore

[jsacapdev]

Please mark as a question.

I have the default starter application in 2015 RC. It works fine. So, I change the project.json to use the latest packages:

Heres the project.json file:

{
  "version": "1.0.0-*",
  "description": "",
  "authors": [ "" ],
  "tags": [ "" ],
  "projectUrl": "",
  "licenseUrl": "",

  "dependencies": {
  },

  "commands": {
    "ConsoleApp1" : "ConsoleApp1"
  },

  "frameworks" : {
    "dnx451": { },
    "dnxcore50" : {
      "dependencies": {
        "System.Console": "4.0.0-*",
        "System.Collections": "4.0.10-*",
        "System.Linq": "4.0.0-*",
        "System.Threading": "4.0.10-*",
        "Microsoft.CSharp": "4.0.0-*"
      }
    }
  }
}

This is what my package sources look like in a fresh Visual Studio install:

I upgrade my dnx at the command line, so I have the latest version of clr and core clr:

Active Version           Runtime Architecture Location                   Alias

1.0.0-beta4       clr     x64          C:\Users\tdu\.dnx\runtimes

1.0.0-beta4       clr     x86          C:\Users\tdu\.dnx\runtimes

1.0.0-beta4       coreclr x64          C:\Users\tdu\.dnx\runtimes

1.0.0-beta4       coreclr x86          C:\Users\tdu\.dnx\runtimes

*    1.0.0-beta5-11672 clr     x86          C:\Users\tdu\.dnx\runtimes default

1.0.0-beta5-11672 coreclr x86          C:\Users\tdu\.dnx\runtimes

In my project setting, I tell it to use the latest version of the dnx (see screenshot below):

When I then try and build in Visual Studio, it comes back with errors, and its because the references are missing for Core (see screen shot below):

I am wondering why Visual Studio cant resolve them. I try and resolve them at the command line:

dnu restore --no-cache

But, it does work at the command line:

dnx . ConsoleApp1

If I switch back to beta-4:

---

Active Version Runtime Architecture Location Alias

1.0.0-beta4 clr x64 C:\Users\tdu.dnx\runtimes

• 1.0.0-beta4 clr x86 C:\Users\tdu.dnx\runtimes default

1.0.0-beta4 coreclr x64 C:\Users\tdu.dnx\runtimes

1.0.0-beta4 coreclr x86 C:\Users\tdu.dnx\runtimes

1.0.0-beta5-11672 clr x86 C:\Users\tdu.dnx\runtimes

1.0.0-beta5-11672 coreclr x86 C:\Users\tdu.dnx\runtimes

---

...run a restore --no-cache, Visual Studio starts to build and run OK.

Please can you explain why this wont build (and run) in Visual Studio? What am I dong incorrectly? Thanks in advance, its just for my understanding.

[davidfowl]

Check nuget.org

[davidfowl]

Another tip, there's an SDK version burned into your global.json. It can either be a version number or an alias.