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DotNet tools fail to with `dotnet run` or VS F5

See original GitHub issue

@wli3

Steps to reproduce

Create a console application targeting .NET Core 3.0 F5 in Visual Studio or dotnet run at the command line It works
Add <PackAsTool>true</PackAsTool> F5 or dotnet run Failure (“… debug profile does not exist” in VS, …File not found… at command line
Change to target 2.1 It works

Environment data

dotnet --info output:

.NET Core SDK (reflecting any global.json): Version: 3.0.100-preview3-010431 Commit: d72abce213

Runtime Environment: OS Name: Windows OS Version: 10.0.17134 OS Platform: Windows RID: win10-x64 Base Path: C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\3.0.100-preview3-010431\

Host (useful for support): Version: 3.0.0-preview3-27503-5 Commit: 3844df9537

.NET Core SDKs installed: 2.1.4 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.103 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.201 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.202 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.300-rc1-008673 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.400 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.403 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.500 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.600-preview-009426 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.600-preview-009472 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.600 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.602 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.700-preview-009601 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.1.700-preview-009618 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.2.200 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.2.300-preview-010050 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 2.2.300-preview-010067 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 3.0.100-preview-009768 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk] 3.0.100-preview3-010431 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET Core runtimes installed: Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.0-rc1-final [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.2 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.6 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.7 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.2.2 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.2.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 3.0.0-alpha1-10663 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.0-rc1-final [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.2 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.6 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.7 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.2.2 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.2.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 3.0.0-alpha1-10663 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 3.0.0-preview3-19153-02 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.0.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.0.6 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.0.7 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.0.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.0-rc1 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.2 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.6 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.7 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.2.2 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.2.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 3.0.0-preview-27117-01 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.NETCore.App 3.0.0-preview3-27503-5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App] Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 3.0.0-alpha-27119-5 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App] Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 3.0.0-preview3-27504-2 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]