Can't build NodeJS projects on Linux with the dotnet sdk

[jeroenlandheer]

Expected Behavior

A working build.

Actual Behavior

When you build a solution on a linux machine, you'll get:

/*********.njsproj(98,3): error MSB4019: The imported project "/usr/share/dotnet/sdk/3.1.409/Microsoft/VisualStudio/v16.0/Node.js Tools/Microsoft.NodejsToolsV2.targets" was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "/usr/share/dotnet/sdk/3.1.409/Microsoft/VisualStudio/v16.0/Node.js Tools/Microsoft.NodejsToolsV2.targets" is correct, and that the file exists on disk.

So the .Net Core SDK doesn't contain the target files for NodeJS. I haven't seen any tools for installing these files on a Linux build server.

• NTVS Version: 1.5.21130.2
• Visual Studio Version: 16.9.6
• Node.js Version: 16.2.0

[RobertPepkaSEL]

This is still a problem, and it happens in windows too. Steps to reproduce:

Observed Behavior

• Install the latest 5.0.9 .net SDK.
• Install Node 14 LTS.
• Install a fresh copy of Visual Stu
• Open Visual Studio 2019 community edition.
• Create a new visual studio solution, with a Blank Node.js console application, named NodejsConsoleApp1.
• Open a console and navigate to the root folder of NodejsConsoleApp1.
• Type 'dotnet build'.

Result was:

C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1> dotnet build
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 16.11.0+0538acc04 for .NET
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.njsproj : warning NU1503: Skipping restore for project 'C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.njsproj'. The project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. [C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.sln]
  Determining projects to restore...
C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.400\NuGet.targets(131,5): warning : Unable to find a project to restore! [C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.sln]
C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.njsproj(35,3): error MSB4019: The imported project "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.400\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Node.js Tools\Microsoft.NodejsToolsV2.targets" was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.400\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Node.js Tools\Microsoft.NodejsToolsV2.targets" is correct, and that the file exists on disk.

Build FAILED.

C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.njsproj : warning NU1503: Skipping restore for project 'C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.njsproj'. The project file may be invalid or missing targets required for restore. [C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.sln]
C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.400\NuGet.targets(131,5): warning : Unable to find a project to restore! [C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.sln]
C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1\NodejsConsoleApp1.njsproj(35,3): error MSB4019: The imported project "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.400\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Node.js Tools\Microsoft.NodejsToolsV2.targets" was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.400\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v16.0\Node.js Tools\Microsoft.NodejsToolsV2.targets" is correct, and that the file exists on disk.
    2 Warning(s)
    1 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.24
C:\Users\me\source\repos\NodejsConsoleApp1>

Desired Behavior

This is in contrast to doing this within visual studio, building the app (ctrl+shift+b or right click->build) allow the application to build without error:

Build started...
------ Build started: Project: NodejsConsoleApp1, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

[JessicaMulein]

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