Dependency issues with building .NET Core build on TFS

Question

Been trying to get the build to work on TFS build agent. The solution compiles fine on the local machine but once I tried to queue a build on TFS I got the dependency could not be resolved issues.

Here's the log file

F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (11, 0)
The dependency BundlerMinifier.Core >= 2.3.327 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (15, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.ApplicationInsights >= 2.2.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (15, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore >= 2.0.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (18, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (17, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (17, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (18, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (18, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cors >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (17, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (18, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (17, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (18, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (17, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (18, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (17, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (16, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (16, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.Abstractions >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (18, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.Abstractions >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (15, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting >= 1.0.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (21, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting >= 1.0.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (15, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (21, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (18, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html.Abstractions >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.
F:\B\848\Sources\RELEASE\MVRApplication\project.json (7, 0)
The dependency Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html.Abstractions >= 1.1.0 could not be resolved.

Here's the project.json

{
  "dependencies": {
    "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
      "version": "1.1.0",
      "type": "platform"
    },
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": {
      "version": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
      "type": "build"
    },
    "BundlerMinifier.Core": "2.3.327",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink.Loader": "14.1.0",
    "Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.AspNetCore": "2.0.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc": "1.1.1",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Routing": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging": "1.1.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug": "1.1.0"  },

  "tools": {
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final"
  },

  "frameworks": {
    "netcoreapp1.1": {
      "imports": [
        "dotnet5.6",
        "portable-net45+win8"
      ]
    }
  },

  "buildOptions": {
    "emitEntryPoint": true,
    "preserveCompilationContext": true
  },

  "runtimeOptions": {
    "configProperties": {
      "System.GC.Server": true
    }
  },

  "publishOptions": {
    "include": [
      "wwwroot",
      "**/*.cshtml",
      "appsettings.json",
      "web.config"
    ]
  },

  "scripts": {
    "precompile": [ "dotnet restore" ],
    "prepublish": [ "bower install", "dotnet bundle" ],
    "postpublish": [ "dotnet publish-iis --publish-folder %publish:OutputPath% --framework %publish:FullTargetFramework%" ]
  }
}

I made sure to add "precompile": [ "dotnet restore" ], in the script section but TFS still gives me the dependency error. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

Answer 1

Adding command line step/task with dotnet command to restore the packages.

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