[Arch Linux] MSBUILD : error MSB1025

[oritwoen]

.NET Command Line Tools (2.1.4)

Product Information:
Version: 2.1.4
Commit SHA-1 hash: 5e8add2

Runtime Environment:
OS Name: arch
OS Version:
OS Platform: Linux
RID: linux-x64
Base Path: /opt/dotnet/sdk/2.1.4/

Microsoft .NET Core Shared Framework Host
Version : 2.0.5
Build : 17373eb129b3b05aa18ece963f8795d65ef8ea54

Attempting to run dotnet on Arch Linux SERVER restore ends with an error. And it is very strange. I have a PC with Arch Linux and Gnome and it works there perfectly (checked just now). However, I rented and checked 2 different servers dedicated to OVH from Arch Linux without gui and there are always these errors. Clean systems, the only difference that I have on a PC with Gnome and there is only a server version. Regardless of what project it is. On the example of neo-cli:

MSBUILD : error MSB1025: An internal failure occurred while running MSBuild.
System.InvalidOperationException: The terminfo database is invalid.
at System.TermInfo.Database..ctor(String term, Byte[] data)
at System.TermInfo.Database.ReadDatabase(String term, String directoryPath)
at System.TermInfo.Database.ReadDatabase(String term)
at System.TermInfo.Database.ReadActiveDatabase()
at System.ConsolePal.TerminalFormatStrings.<>c.<.cctor>b__27_0()
at System.Lazy`1.ViaFactory(LazyThreadSafetyMode mode)
at System.Lazy`1.ExecutionAndPublication(LazyHelper executionAndPublication, Boolean useDefaultConstructor)
at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
at System.ConsolePal.EnsureInitializedCore()
at System.ConsolePal.ControlCHandlerRegistrar.Register()
at System.Console.add_CancelKeyPress(ConsoleCancelEventHandler value)
at Microsoft.Build.CommandLine.MSBuildApp.Execute(String[] commandLine) in E:\A\_work\17\s\src\MSBuild\XMake.cs:line 526

Unhandled Exception: System.InvalidOperationException: The terminfo database is invalid.
at System.TermInfo.Database..ctor(String term, Byte[] data)
at System.TermInfo.Database.ReadDatabase(String term, String directoryPath)
at System.TermInfo.Database.ReadDatabase(String term)
at System.TermInfo.Database.ReadActiveDatabase()
at System.ConsolePal.TerminalFormatStrings.<>c.<.cctor>b__27_0()
at System.Lazy`1.ViaFactory(LazyThreadSafetyMode mode)
at System.Lazy`1.ExecutionAndPublication(LazyHelper executionAndPublication, Boolean useDefaultConstructor)
at System.Lazy`1.CreateValue()
at System.ConsolePal.EnsureInitializedCore()
at System.ConsolePal.ControlCHandlerRegistrar.Register()
at System.Console.add_CancelKeyPress(ConsoleCancelEventHandler value)
at Microsoft.Build.CommandLine.MSBuildApp.Execute(String[] commandLine) in E:\A\_work\17\s\src\MSBuild\XMake.cs:line 748
at Microsoft.Build.CommandLine.MSBuildApp.Main(String[] args) in E:\A\_work\17\s\src\MSBuild\XMake.cs:line 215

Steps to reproduce:

git clone https://github.com/neo-project/neo-cli
cd neo-cli
dotnet restore

[livarcocc]

cc @rainersigwald

[rainersigwald]

With that error, I'm inclined to blame CoreFX. It's thrown here or here.

Either the validation checks are bad or there's something wrong with terminfo on the server machine.

@Redni can you share the following:

• The contents of the TERM environment variable in the failing case
• The contents of the TERMINFO environment variable
• The contents of ~/.terminfo if it exists
• The contents of /etc/terminfo if it exists
• The contents of /lib/terminfo if it exists
• The contents of /usr/share/terminfo if it exists
• The output of strace -e trace=file dotnet build on the failing machine

[livarcocc]

also adding @steveharter so that he can help point to the right person in corefx.

[oritwoen]

• The contents of the TERM is a xterm-256color
• The contents of the TERMINFO is not set
• The contents of ~/.terminfo is not exist
• The contents of /etc/terminfo is not exist
• The contents of /lib/terminfo is in the attachment lib.terminfo.zip
• The contents of /usr/share/terminfo is in the attachment share.terminfo.zip
• The output of strace -e trace=file dotnet build is in the attachment dotnet.log

Arch Linux: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/57260

[steveharter]

I didn't find a corefx issue that matches the InvalidOperationException + terminfo.

However other platforms have issues with terminfo:
https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/issues/24259

cc @wfurt

[TFSThiagoBR98]

Probably the problem is in ncurses 6.1, i downgraded to 6.0+20170902-3

[oritwoen]

@TFSThiagoBR98 you are right. On PC I had ncurses 6.0 and on server 6.1 I changed the version on the server to 6.0 and everything works fine. We already know what causes the problem. However, how to make the dotnet also work properly on the newer version of ncurses?

[livarcocc]

I think this issue should be moved to corefx, where it will have far better visibility.

[aleksmelnikov]

Same errors. I have to downgraded to 6.0+20170902-3 too.

[peterhuene]

I believe this issue belongs to corefx and dotnet/corefx#26966 captures the issue. Closing in favor of that issue. Please reopen this issue if you believe this to be in error.

I also run Arch and can confirm that downgrading to 6.0+20170902-3 is a passable workaround until the framework has a fix.

[peterhuene]

Per @lewurm on the corefx issue: another workaround to this issue when using a 6.1 ncurses is to invoke dotnet with TERM=xterm:

$ TERM=xterm dotnet

[firhatnawfanh]

Hi @peterhuene Thanks for the solution, why would TERM=xterm fix the problem though?

[wfurt]

New terminfo database start using some new features and older dotnet is not able to parse it correctly.
'xterm' however did not change so everything works as it used to.