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Hello.
I'm trying to set up my C# environment, and run a program. I'm using VSC, with C# and C# DevKit extensions. I tried up to change version of extension to the older version and pin up solution explorer but it brought no result. The output says that dotnet path couldn't be find in spite that I cganged it in my settings.
Below I attach full error message:
[Error - 22:53:05] Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.LanguageServer client: couldn't create connection to server.
Error: Cannot find dotnet path '/snap/dotnet-sdk/254/sdk/dotnet'
at t.DotnetRuntimeExtensionResolver.<anonymous> (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1141733)
at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
at /home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1140926
at new Promise (<anonymous>)
at r (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1140671)
at t.DotnetRuntimeExtensionResolver.getHostExecutableInfo (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1141341)
at $.<anonymous> (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1173669)
at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
at /home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163465
at new Promise (<anonymous>)
at r (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163210)
at $.startServer (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1173612)
at $.<anonymous> (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1168486)
at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
at /home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163465
at new Promise (<anonymous>)
at r (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163210)
at /home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1168434
at a.createMessageTransports (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:2274913)
at a.createConnection (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:2114986)
at a.start (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:2105501)
at $.<anonymous> (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1168627)
at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
at /home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163465
at new Promise (<anonymous>)
at r (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163210)
at $.initializeAsync (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1167987)
at /home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1164417
at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
at /home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163465
at new Promise (<anonymous>)
at r (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163210)
at t.activateRoslynLanguageServer (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1163620)
at /home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1201664
at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
at s (/home/piotr/.vscode/extensions/ms-dotnettools.csharp-2.50.27-linux-x64/dist/extension.js:2:1199602)
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The extension is complaining that it can not find the dotnet application. From the command line try
dotnet —-info
It should show the installed versions and their paths.note: I use a Mac and don’t know typical Linux folder.
I tried Base path in preferences -> settings -> dotnet path, but it still doesn't work.
looks like you did a custom file locations for runtime and sdks. I'd expect /usr/local/share/dotnet. anyway you appear to have devkit configured to the sdk folder rather than the driver dotnet executable. you should configure (dotnetAcquisitionExtension.existingDotnetPath) to path from:
% whereis dotnet
whereis dotnet: /usr/bin/dotnet /snap/bin/dotnet
None of both doesn't work.
dotnet --info
returns
/snap/dotnet-sdk/254/dotnet
which doesn't work for me. How can I configure dotnetAcquisitionExtension.existingDotnetPath ?
See settings->Extensions->.Net Install Tool note : you want the path to dotnet application, not the sdk. As you used custom install (snap?) folders, it’s hard to guess as it looks like you have multiple installs. I ran into multiple install issues when I used the homebrew installer as it has its own install conventions.
Try
<full path>/dotnet --info
to find the correct app