[ISSUE]: Building with target framework net8.0-windows requires a `<GitVersionTargetFramework>`

[aristotelos]

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GitVersion package

GitVersion.MsBuild

GitVersion version

6.0.2

Operating system

Windows

What are you seeing?

Build fails when building a project that has <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework> with a dependency on GitVersion.MsBuild 6.0.2. Build output:

Run dotnet build --no-restore --configuration $env:Configuration
  Possible reasons for this include:
    * You misspelled a built-in dotnet command.
    * You intended to execute a .NET program, but dotnet---roll-forward does not exist.
  Could not execute because the specified command or file was not found.
    * You intended to run a global tool, but a dotnet-prefixed executable with this name could not be found on the PATH.
C:\Users\runneradmin\.nuget\packages\gitversion.msbuild\6.0.2\tools\GitVersion.MsBuild.targets(22,9): error MSB30[7](https://github.com/FlaUI/FlaUI.WebDriver/actions/runs/10612608289/job/29414614648?pr=68#step:5:8)3: The command "dotnet --roll-forward Major "C:\Users\runneradmin\.nuget\packages\gitversion.msbuild\6.0.2\tools\net[8](https://github.com/FlaUI/FlaUI.WebDriver/actions/runs/10612608289/job/29414614648?pr=68#step:5:9).0-windows\gitversion.dll" "D:\a\FlaUI.WebDriver\FlaUI.WebDriver\src\FlaUI.WebDriver"  -output file -outputfile "obj\gitversion.json"" exited with code 1. [D:\a\FlaUI.WebDriver\FlaUI.WebDriver\src\FlaUI.WebDriver\FlaUI.WebDriver.csproj]
  WpfApplication -> D:\a\FlaUI.WebDriver\FlaUI.WebDriver\src\TestApplications\WpfApplication\bin\Release\WpfApplication.dll

Build FAILED.

C:\Users\runneradmin\.nuget\packages\gitversion.msbuild\6.0.2\tools\GitVersion.MsBuild.targets(22,[9](https://github.com/FlaUI/FlaUI.WebDriver/actions/runs/10612608289/job/29414614648?pr=68#step:5:10)): error MSB3073: The command "dotnet --roll-forward Major "C:\Users\runneradmin\.nuget\packages\gitversion.msbuild\6.0.2\tools\net8.0-windows\gitversion.dll" "D:\a\FlaUI.WebDriver\FlaUI.WebDriver\src\FlaUI.WebDriver"  -output file -outputfile "obj\gitversion.json"" exited with code 1. [D:\a\FlaUI.WebDriver\FlaUI.WebDriver\src\FlaUI.WebDriver\FlaUI.WebDriver.csproj]
    0 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:14.83
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

A workaround is to add <GitVersionTargetFramework>net8.0</GitVersionTargetFramework> to the project file.

What is expected?

It should not be required to add <GitVersionTargetFramework>net8.0</GitVersionTargetFramework> to the project file.

Steps to Reproduce

https://github.com/FlaUI/FlaUI.WebDriver/pull/68

RepositoryFixture Test

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Output log or link to your CI build (if appropriate).

No response

[rose-a]

This workaround is currently needed for WIX5 installer projects, too (they usually don't have a target framework set).

[SeppPenner]

This is not only specific for <TargetFramework>net8.0-windows</TargetFramework>, but also for <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>.

I get the same issue:

$ dotnet build --configuration Release --output publish/
  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored /builds/dummy.csproj (in 238 ms).
  Possible reasons for this include:
    * You misspelled a built-in dotnet command.
    * You intended to execute a .NET program, but dotnet---roll-forward does not exist.
    * You intended to run a global tool, but a dotnet-prefixed executable with this name could not be found on the PATH.
  Could not execute because the specified command or file was not found.
/root/.nuget/packages/gitversion.msbuild/6.0.0/tools/GitVersion.MsBuild.targets(21,9): error MSB3073: The command "dotnet --roll-forward Major "/root/.nuget/packages/gitversion.msbuild/6.0.0/tools/net7.0/gitversion.dll" "/builds/dummy"  -output file -outputfile "obj/gitversion.json"" exited with code 1. [/builds/dummy.csproj]
Build FAILED.
/root/.nuget/packages/gitversion.msbuild/6.0.0/tools/GitVersion.MsBuild.targets(21,9): error MSB3073: The command "dotnet --roll-forward Major "/root/.nuget/packages/gitversion.msbuild/6.0.0/tools/net7.0/gitversion.dll" "/builds/dummy"  -output file -outputfile "obj/gitversion.json"" exited with code 1. [/builds/dummy.csproj]
    0 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)
Time Elapsed 00:00:01.88
ERROR: Job failed: exit code 1

Short update: I now have a project, where setting <GitVersionTargetFramework>net8.0</GitVersionTargetFramework> doesn't help either and it fails with the same error...

[arturcic]

Short update: I now have a project, where setting <GitVersionTargetFramework>net8.0</GitVersionTargetFramework> doesn't help either and it fails with the same error...

Please try version 6.0.2

[SeppPenner]

Short update: I now have a project, where setting <GitVersionTargetFramework>net8.0</GitVersionTargetFramework> doesn't help either and it fails with the same error...

Please try version 6.0.2

@arturcic I already realized that I was using 6.0.0... It works again with <GitVersionTargetFramework>net8.0</GitVersionTargetFramework>.

[samtrion]

Is there any further information missing, as the PR with a potential fix has been available since mid-September?#4206

[arturcic]

Closed by #4206

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