Nuget UpdateArtifacts fails if global.json is present

[AndreaCuneo]

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I'm running a dotnet repo with a global.json and configured to generate locks file via

                <RestorePackagesWithLockFile>true</RestorePackagesWithLockFile>
		<RestoreLockedMode>true</RestoreLockedMode>

global.json specify .net8 (v 8.0.404) but Renovate Bot proceeds to install net9.0 and then try executing dotnet new in the working folder. That fails, correctly, as running dotnet new respects the local global.json.

Assumption is that resolution requires either to run the dotnet new in another folder or installing the sdk version configured in the global.json.

I cannot change the global.json, is there a way to instruct Renovate to use net8 via renovate.json?

Logs (if relevant)

Logs

DEBUG: updateArtifacts for updatedPackageFiles (branch="renovate/all-minor-patch")
DEBUG: nuget.updateArtifacts([redacted]) (branch="renovate/all-minor-patch")
DEBUG: Setting CONTAINERBASE_CACHE_DIR to /tmp/renovate/cache/containerbase (branch="renovate/all-minor-patch")
DEBUG: Using containerbase dynamic installs (branch="renovate/all-minor-patch")
DEBUG: Resolved stable matching version (branch="renovate/all-minor-patch")
{
  "toolName": "dotnet"
  "resolvedVersion": "9.0.100"
}

DEBUG: Executing command (branch="renovate/all-minor-patch")
{
  "command": "install-tool dotnet 9.0.100"
}

DEBUG: rawExec err (branch="renovate/all-minor-patch")
{
  "err": {
    "cmd": "/bin/sh -c install-tool dotnet 9.0.100",
    "stderr": "",
    "stdout": "[10:27:06.994] INFO (188): Installing tool [email protected]...\n[10:27:15.520] ERROR (188): Command failed with exit code 145: /opt/containerbase/tools/dotnet/dotnet new\n\nThe command could not be loaded, possibly because:\n  * You intended to execute a .NET application:\n      The application 'new' does not exist.\n  * You intended to execute a .NET SDK command:\n      A compatible .NET SDK was not found.\n\nRequested SDK version: 8.0.404\nglobal.json file: /tmp/renovate/repos/github/.../global.json\n\nInstalled SDKs:\n\nInstall the [8.0.404] .NET SDK or update [/tmp/renovate/repos/github/.../global.json] to match an installed SDK.\n\nLearn about SDK resolution:\nhttps://aka.ms/dotnet/sdk-not-found\n\n9.0.100 [/opt/containerbase/tools/dotnet/sdk]\n[10:27:15.521] FATAL (188): Install tool dotnet failed in 8.5s.\n", 
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DEBUG: Failed to generate lock file   
    

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[viceice]

it seems we should start extract dotnet version from an optional global.json inside the repo.

[AndreaCuneo]

Is there any workaround I can use? is it possible to configure the dotnet version in renovate.json?

As it stand now, I've to disable Renovate as we're not planning to upgrade to .net9 (non-LTS) at all.

[rarkins]

Configure constraints.dotnet in Renovate config

[AndreaCuneo]

@rarkins I've tried

  "constraints": {
    "dotnet": "< 9.0.0"
  }

I got the following error.

WARN: Invalid tool constraint (branch="renovate/all-minor-patch")
{
  "toolName": "dotnet"
  "constraint": "< 9.0.0"
  "versioning": "semver"
}

I've then used

  "constraints": {
    "dotnet": "8.0.404"
  }

and I can confirm it worked!

1. I had checked documentation and here the 'dotnet' tool is not referenced as supported: https://docs.renovatebot.com/configuration-options/#constraints
2. Is there a way to use range match instead of < 9.0.0 that would work?

[rarkins]

Try using nuget syntax for the range, e.g. [8.0.0,9.0.0)

[AndreaCuneo]

Didn't worked.

WARN: Invalid tool constraint (branch="renovate/fluentassertions-7.x")
{
  "toolName": "dotnet"
  "constraint": "[8.0.0,9.0.0)"
  "versioning": "semver"
}

[rarkins]

Lease create a reproduction repo if you'd like us to look into it

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