Value cannot be null

[KirylKovaliov]

What You Are Seeing?

An exception was thrown while invoking the constructor 'Void .ctor(IFileSystem, ICakeEnvironment, INuGetContentResolver, ICakeLog, ICakeConfiguration)' on type 'NuGetPackageInstaller'. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: path1

What is Expected?

Expected to get it working

What version of Cake are you using?

0.35.0

Are you running on a 32 or 64 bit system?

x64

What environment are you running on? Windows? Linux? Mac?

NAME="Linux Mint"
VERSION="19.1 (Tessa)"
ID=linuxmint
ID_LIKE=ubuntu
PRETTY_NAME="Linux Mint 19.1"
VERSION_ID="19.1"

How Did You Get This To Happen? (Steps to Reproduce)

I'm using bootstap sh script with sample cake.build file in the root

Output Log

./build.sh --verbosity=Diagnostic
Feeds used:
  /home/disposer/.nuget/packages/
  https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

All packages listed in /home/disposer/work/dfin/venue-cake/tools/packages.config are already installed.
Module directory does not exist.
NuGet Config not specified. Will use NuGet default mechanism for resolving it.
Error: Autofac.Core.DependencyResolutionException: An exception was thrown while activating Cake.Commands.BuildCommand -> Cake.Core.Scripting.ScriptRunner -> Cake.Core.Scripting.Analysis.ScriptAnalyzer -> λ:Cake.Core.Scripting.Processors.Loading.ILoadDirectiveProvider[] -> Cake.NuGet.NuGetLoadDirectiveProvider -> Cake.NuGet.Install.NuGetPackageInstaller. ---> Autofac.Core.DependencyResolutionException: An exception was thrown while invoking the constructor 'Void .ctor(IFileSystem, ICakeEnvironment, INuGetContentResolver, ICakeLog, ICakeConfiguration)' on type 'NuGetPackageInstaller'. ---> System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: path1
  at System.IO.Path.Combine (System.String path1, System.String path2) [0x00003] in <65984520577646ec9044386ec4a7b3dd>:0 
  at NuGet.Common.NuGetEnvironment.GetFolderPath (NuGet.Common.NuGetFolderPath folder) [0x00058] in <c9b6d8ba44d840a594d9bae9ddd53803>:0 
  at NuGet.Common.NuGetEnvironment.GetFolderPath (NuGet.Common.NuGetFolderPath folder) [0x00064] in <c9b6d8ba44d840a594d9bae9ddd53803>:0 
  at NuGet.Configuration.XPlatMachineWideSetting..ctor () [0x0000c] in <d9bf5a3137394fefa4038f4faad72388>:0 
  at Cake.NuGet.Install.NuGetPackageInstaller..ctor (Cake.Core.IO.IFileSystem fileSystem, Cake.Core.ICakeEnvironment environment, Cake.NuGet.INuGetContentResolver contentResolver, Cake.Core.Diagnostics.ICakeLog log, Cake.Core.Configuration.ICakeConfiguration config) [0x00109] in <cba3a8dab4d847a1a02801159438f04a>:0 
  at (wrapper dynamic-method) System.Object.lambda_method(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Closure,object[])
  at Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ConstructorParameterBinding.Instantiate () [0x0008f] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ConstructorParameterBinding.Instantiate () [0x00113] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
  at Autofac.Core.Activators.Reflection.ReflectionActivator.ActivateInstance (Autofac.IComponentContext context, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[T] parameters) [0x000b2] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
  at Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Activate (System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[T] parameters, System.Object& decoratorTarget) [0x0002c] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Activate (System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[T] parameters, System.Object& decoratorTarget) [0x00071] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
  at Autofac.Core.Resolving.InstanceLookup.Execute () [0x0007f] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
  at Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.GetOrCreateInstance (Autofac.Core.ISharingLifetimeScope currentOperationScope, Autofac.Core.IComponentRegistration registration, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[T] parameters) [0x00071] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
  at Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.ResolveComponent (Autofac.Core.IComponentRegistration registration, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[T] parameters) [0x00000] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
  at Autofac.Core.Resolving.ResolveOperation.Execute (Autofac.Core.IComponentRegistration registration, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[T] parameters) [0x00016] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
  at Autofac.Core.Lifetime.LifetimeScope.ResolveComponent (Autofac.Core.IComponentRegistration registration, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable`1[T] parameters) [0x00041] in <2fad6ed004784647b9555cb639266f73>:0 
  at (wrapper dynamic-method) System.Object.lambda_method(System.Runtime.CompilerServices.Closure)
  at Cake.Commands.CommandFactory.CreateBuildCommand () [0x00000] in <a105507eb0df4ed3b55d00ab6c3a93e0>:0 
  at Cake.CakeApplication.CreateCommand (Cake.CakeOptions options) [0x000ab] in <a105507eb0df4ed3b55d00ab6c3a93e0>:0 
  at Cake.CakeApplication.Run (Cake.CakeOptions options) [0x0000e] in <a105507eb0df4ed3b55d00ab6c3a93e0>:0 
  at Cake.Program.Main () [0x000d1] in <a105507eb0df4ed3b55d00ab6c3a93e0>:0

[starkcolin]

Not sure if it's the same issue exactly, but I get the same error message when I try to use the external NuGet client after previously having used the in-process one (either by changing cake.config or by using the --nuget_useinprocessclient flag).
I can solve the issue by fully deleting the tools folder and then re-running .\build.ps1.

[augustoproiete]

(Moving to GitHub Discussions/Q&A)