I wanted to build a simple .net core MVC app with a single class library for data access, to get an idea of what it takes to build/deploy/run Core on Linux. Not nearly as simple as I had hoped!
EDIT: Here's a copy of the solution, if anyone is interested: https://s3.amazonaws.com/kilonova-public/code/CoreCrossPlatform.zip
I threw together a VirtualBox VM w/ Ubuntu Server 16.04 and installed dotnet core per these instructions:
https://www.microsoft.com/net/core#ubuntu
I installed all the latest, necessary bits on the host (Win10) for VS 2015 and created a solution with an MVC app and single class library called "DataAccess". It's EF Core talking to MySQL using their latest core provider. It all runs flawlessly on the Win10 host when I run/debug it. Pulls up data and looks great.
"dotnet --version" on both the host and the VM gives me:
1.0.0-preview2-003121
However, when I deploy it to the Ubuntu VM, I get the following error on the class library dependency:
Project corecrossplatform (.NETCoreApp,Version=v1.0) will be compiled because the version or bitness of the CLI changed since the last build
Compiling corecrossplatform for .NETCoreApp,Version=v1.0
/opt/dotnet/corecrossplatform/project.json(24,23): error NU1002: The dependency DataAccess does not support framework .NETCoreApp,Version=v1.0.
Compilation failed.
0 Warning(s)
1 Error(s)
Time elapsed 00:00:00.0187782
This happens whether I run "dotnet restore" or "dotnet run". To be perfectly honest, I'm not even sure I'm deploying this thing correctly. Documentation is spotty and I'm making some guesses. I copied everything from the project folder "src\CoreCrossPlatform" (contains bin, Program.cs, appsettings.json, etc.) onto the VM and this is where I'm executing the "dotnet" commands from, in the VM.
The DataAccess .json file:
{
"version": "1.0.0-*",
"dependencies": {
"Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore": "1.0.0",
"MySql.Data.Core": "7.0.4-IR-191",
"MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore": "7.0.4-IR-191",
"NETStandard.Library": "1.6.0"
},
"frameworks": {
"netstandard1.6": {
"imports": "dnxcore50"
}
}
}
The MVC project.json:
{
"dependencies": {
"Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
"version": "1.0.0",
"type": "platform"
},
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": {
"version": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"type": "build"
},
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Logging": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions": "1.0.0",
"Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink.Loader": "14.0.0",
"DataAccess": "1.0.0-*"
},
"tools": {
"BundlerMinifier.Core": "2.0.238",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
"Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final"
},
"frameworks": {
"netcoreapp1.0": {
"imports": [
"dotnet5.6",
"portable-net45+win8"
]
}
},
"buildOptions": {
"emitEntryPoint": true,
"preserveCompilationContext": true
},
"runtimeOptions": {
"configProperties": {
"System.GC.Server": true
}
},
"publishOptions": {
"include": [
"wwwroot",
"Views",
"Areas/**/Views",
"appsettings.json",
"web.config"
]
},
"scripts": {
"prepublish": [ "bower install", "dotnet bundle" ],
"postpublish": [ "dotnet publish-iis --publish-folder %publish:OutputPath% --framework %publish:FullTargetFramework%" ]
}
}
Something to note: When I run the sample project using "dotnet new" and restore, run vis the tutorial link above, it runs fine.
What am I missing? Another side question: What's the best way to publish this type of app to a Linux box? Am I even close on that part?
Thanks much.
EDIT: While kicking this dead horse all afternoon, I compared some notes I found online, related to this "NU1002" error, and the sample project "dotnet new" generates. I tried changing the "framework" section of both project.json files (MVC and classlib) to the following, with no success...same error:
"frameworks": {
"netcoreapp1.0": {
"dependencies": {
"Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
"type": "platform",
"version": "1.0.0"
}
},
"imports": [
"dnxcore50",
"dotnet5.6",
"portable-net45+win8"
]
}
}
EDIT: Much thanks to goaty: As he pointed out in the comments, copying over the entire solution and building it, results in a successful build. However, I cannot run it without an error. It doesn't seem to restore the MySQL EF Core dependency:
Project CoreCrossPlatformFlat (.NETCoreApp,Version=v1.0) will be compiled because the version or bitness of the CLI changed since the last build
Compiling CoreCrossPlatformFlat for .NETCoreApp,Version=v1.0
/opt/dotnet/corecrossplatform/src/CoreCrossPlatformFlat/project.json(25,52): error NU1001: The dependency MySql.Data.EntityFrameworkCore >= 7.0.4-IR-191 could not be resolved.
Compilation failed.
0 Warning(s)
1 Error(s)
