.NetCore project loading failed in JetBrains Rider on windows

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I have installed the latest version of JetBrains Rider 1 EAP and open .NetCore project with project.json that created by VS2015 , I have loading successfully , but when created new .NetCore web project or add new .NetCore class library with .csproj in old project with project.json that library loading failed

Project 'ClassLibrary' load failed: Cannot load the project with the current MSBuild toolset.
Please ensure MSBuild 15.0 is installed.

I have also installed the .NetCore SDK and runtime from microsoft

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c#msbuildasp.net-core.net-corerider
You'd better install Visual Studio 2017 Community edition as well, which contains all the dependencies, even if you don't plan to use VS. - Lex Li
Yes, Rider can't work with msbuild from .net core sdk... only with a visual studio's one - xtmq
@DragonFire, you are mistaken, at least for the current EAP build, you can as long as you build the MSbuild from source and have latest Mono. - Downhillski

3 Answers

1
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You need to build the MSbuild from source after install the latest Mono.

https://github.com/Microsoft/msbuild/wiki/Building-Testing-and-Debugging-on-.Net-Core-MSBuild

./cibuild.sh --target CoreCLR
1
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I found that I needed to install the build tools from VS 2017.

Note that after I did that, I get another error which is detailed here: https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/RIDER-6179

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I faced this issue on Ubuntu, trying to build a .NET Core app.

I found these instructions: https://github.com/microsoft/msbuild/blob/master/documentation/wiki/Building-Testing-and-Debugging-on-.Net-Core-MSBuild.md

Which basically had me:

  • clone msbuild repo locally:

    git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/msbuild

  • build it with "bootstrap = true" mode on:

    ./build.sh /p:CreateBootstrap=true

  • In Rider, point the MsBuild referenced to a "custom" one:

    1. File -> Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Toolset and Build
    2. Under "Use MSBuild version," select "Custom"
    3. Point to the {cloned msbuild}/artifacts/bin/bootstrap/netcoreapp2.1/MSBuild/MSBuild.dll
    4. Save

And then Rider was happier :)