fsprojects / fsprojects/Paket

dotnet tool paket clean cache issue

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Description

Description

If you have installed paket as a local dotnet tool in your repo and then run dotnet paket clean-cache paket no longer works

Repro steps

run in a new folder:

dotnet new tool-manifest
dotnet tool install paket
dotnet paket init
dotnet paket clean-cache
dotnet paket restore
Expected behavior

Paket is not cleaned from the cache

Actual behavior

Paket is cleaned from the cache (i think)

Known workarounds

re-run dotnet tool install paket

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the problem in a new folder using the listed dotnet tool-manifest, paket init, clean-cache, and restore commands. Trace the clean-cache entry point for locally installed dotnet tools; done means Paket remains usable and restore succeeds without rerunning dotnet tool install paket.

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Assessment

Tech stack
fsharp
Domain
cli, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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