[Code Examples] C# Samples are not building, error "cannot restore Nuget package"?

[gunnicus]

Bot Info

• SDK Platform: .NET

Issue Description

Samples are not building

Reproduction Steps

1. Dowanload BotBuilder-master from github, unzip, Open Microsoft.Bot.Builder.Samples.sln with VS2017 community
2. Press F5
3. See errors
4. Manually add reference, still get same error

Expected Behavior

Build success.

Actual Results

Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
Error This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is ....\packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.1.0.0\build\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.props. Microsoft.Bot.Sample.AlarmBot D:\ProjectCode\BotBuilder-master\CSharp\Samples\AlarmBot\Microsoft.Bot.Sample.AlarmBot.csproj 243

[FranciscoPonceGomez]

Hi @gunnicus,

There seems to be a problem related to the directory where the nugget packages are being restored. The projects are looking for the packages folder two levels up from them but the packages are being restores in the immediate superior level.
We are working on a fix but for now you can right click on the project and restore the packages, and then move or copy the packages folder to an upper level so the project can find the restored packages in ..\packages instead of ....\packages:

Please, let me know if that fixes the issue.
Francisco

[gunnicus]

Thanks for your reply,

Tired copy packages folder to different location, didn't work. Tried remove the reference and manually add back, didn't work neither.

Remove the reference

Manually add reference back:

Still the same error:

[FranciscoPonceGomez]

The steps that worked for me are the following:

1. Restore NuGet Packages:
   
2. Copy the folder /CSharp/Samples/packages to /CSharp/packages (there should be a folder already) and overwrite the files in there.
3. In the solution, right click and rebuild.
   

This should fix the problem. If not, we are already working on a fix so the packages download in the correct folder. so don't worry :)

Francisco

[EricDahlvang]

@gunnicus We've created a PR to add NuGet.config to the Samples directory. This will ensure the package files are restored to the location expected by the projects. This will hopefully be merged soon. In the mean time, you can add the file to your local Samples folder: https://github.com/EricDahlvang/BotBuilder/blob/629e5973bdc5071b9c3266dc93bf8ef30d229a28/CSharp/Samples/NuGet.config

[gunnicus]

Thanks, this worked.