Error parsing project reference in project file
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Description
Description
if including the below snippet in the project file. paket will emit a warning. It is from a dotnet perspective valid
Repro steps
include a project reference with a wildcard in a project file that uses paket
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="../src/*.csproj" />
</ItemGroup>
run botnet paket update
Expected behavior
That the update completes with no warnings
Actual behavior
Unable to parse project. /xxx/src/*.csproj:
Could not find file '/xxx/src/*.csproj'.
Broken project dependency: '/xxx/tests/xxxTests.csproj' -> '/xxx/src/*.csproj
Known workarounds
Specify the absolute path of the included project
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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the issue. Reproduce the case with a project file containing the wildcard ProjectReference, then run paket update and trace the project-reference parsing path. Done means the update completes without warnings for this valid reference.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- fsharp
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100