dotnet publish - NullReferenceException

Steps to reproduce

dotnet -v publish

Expected behavior

Create packages to deploy

Actual behavior

Object reference not set to an instance of an object. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.ProjectModelPlatformExtensions.CollectDependencies(IDictionary2 exports, IEnumerable1 dependencies, HashSet1 exclusionList) at Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.ProjectModelPlatformExtensions.CollectDependencies(IDictionary2 exports, IEnumerable1 dependencies, HashSet1 exclusionList) at Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.ProjectModelPlatformExtensions.CollectDependencies(IDictionary2 exports, IEnumerable1 dependencies, HashSet1 exclusionList) at Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.ProjectModelPlatformExtensions.CollectDependencies(IDictionary2 exports, IEnumerable1 dependencies, HashSet1 exclusionList) at Microsoft.DotNet.ProjectModel.ProjectModelPlatformExtensions.GetPlatformExclusionList(ProjectContext context, IDictionary`2 exports) at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Publish.PublishCommand.PublishProjectContext(ProjectContext context, String buildBasePath, String outputPath, String configuration, Boolean nativeSubdirectories) at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Publish.PublishCommand.PublishAllProjects() at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Publish.PublishCommand.<>c__DisplayClass0_0.<Run>b__0() at Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.CommandLine.CommandLineApplication.Execute(String[] args) at Microsoft.DotNet.Tools.Publish.PublishCommand.Run(String[] args)

Environment data

dotnet --info output: .NET Command Line Tools (1.0.0-preview2-002900)

Product Information: Version: 1.0.0-preview2-002900 Commit SHA-1 hash: f4ceb1f213

Runtime Environment: OS Name: Windows OS Version: 10.0.14342 OS Platform: Windows RID: win10-x64

restore/build/run running without errors

[blackdwarf]

I think it could do with the fact that Microsoft.NETCore.App is put in the dependencies and project.json (at least the one posted above, thanks @Tazer) targets net461. @Tazer did dotnet restore run on that project.json successfuly?

[CezaryRynkowski]

This solution unfortunetly no, but new dotnet RTM resolved 😃