[Bug] Default configuration is used when config file specified via -config not found

Describe the bug

When invalid file name passed to the -config switch (missing file, etc…) no error message is shown and GitVersion silently assumes default configuration.

Expected Behavior

If -config switch is used and specified file not found an error message should be shown.

Actual Behavior

GitVersion silently assumes default configuration. This breaks the principle of least astonishment and makes it hard to debug issues with configuration, especially in CI.

Steps to Reproduce

The GitVersion will generate version using default configuration if the specified config file doesn’t exist.

mkdir ./repro
cd ./repro
git init
dotnet tool install --global GitVersion.Tool
dotnet-gitversion -config foobar.xyz

Your Environment

• Operating System and version: Windows 10
• GitVesion: 5.7.0+Branch.main.Sha.8d177c6d666c8eeb1c6a6a2c71fd4b78741137d2

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I think similar issue related to config file handling was raised already, but unfortunely I can’t find it, since config + everything that I was able to come up with are too generic terms for GitHub issue search.

[asbjornu]

Sure, but we are also trying to close down the development of v5 to focus on v6. So unless it’s very important, such as a security fix or similar, we would prefer to target everything for v6 from now on.

[arturcic]

🎉 This issue has been resolved in version 6.0.0-beta.1 🎉 The release is available on:

• GitHub Release
• Chocolatey Package
• .Net Global Tool

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