Jetbrains Rider: [MSB4057] The target "build" does not exist in the project

Question

When I create solution in Jetbrains Rider EAP 21 I get "(with missing packages)" error in Solution Explorer window.

Then, I try to build project and get [MSB4057] error.

Despite this, I can run the project through Terminal:

dotnet restore
dotnet build

... and get following information:

Hosting environment: Production
Content root path: *path*
Now listening on: http://localhost:5000
Application started. Press Ctrl+C to shut down.

dotnet --info command result:

.NET Command Line Tools (1.0.3)

Product Information:
 Version:            1.0.3
 Commit SHA-1 hash:  37224c9917

Runtime Environment:
 OS Name:     Mac OS X
 OS Version:  10.12
 OS Platform: Darwin
 RID:         osx.10.12-x64
 Base Path:   /usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/1.0.3

I suppose it's a bug in Rider, could you send us logs? Help -> Show Log In... — xtmq
Also you can run Rider in internal mode [rider-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/articles/207327910], create an .net core application and invoke "reload project and show logs" from solution explorer context menu. It also can contain some useful diagnostic =) — xtmq

Maxence Maxence · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-27T09:29:02

I've resolved a similar problem by changing the MSBuild version in Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Toolset and Build > Use MSBuild version.

I've selected the MSBuild located in the Rider install directory.

Jetbrains Rider: [MSB4057] The target "build" does not exist in the project

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