K pack produces error: System.NullReferenceException

[tugberkugurlu]

I completed all the steps as described inside the readme of this project and now discovering other stuff such as Command Line usage. I ran K pack and I can see that it outputs into the bin/output directory but I'm getting the following exception at the end of the command:

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an obj
ect.
at Microsoft.Net.Project.Packing.PackRuntime.Emit(PackRoot root)
at Microsoft.Net.Project.Packing.PackRoot.Emit()
at Microsoft.Net.Project.PackManager.Package()
at Microsoft.Net.Project.Program.Main(String[] args)

Here is the console output I got by running K pack > log.txt:

klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost.Load name=Microsoft.Net.Project
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost Assembly.LoadFile(C:\Users\Tugberk.k\packages\ProjectK.0.1-alpha-353\tools\net45\Microsoft.Net.Project.dll)
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost.Load name=Microsoft.Net.Runtime
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost Assembly.LoadFile(C:\Users\Tugberk.k\packages\ProjectK.0.1-alpha-353\tools\net45\Microsoft.Net.Runtime.dll)
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost.Load name=Newtonsoft.Json
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost Assembly.LoadFile(C:\Users\Tugberk.k\packages\ProjectK.0.1-alpha-353\tools\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll)
klr.exe Information: 0 : Walking dependency graph for 'HelloWebFx .NETFramework,Version=v4.5.1'.
klr.exe Information: 0 : [ProjectReferenceDependencyProvider]: HelloWebFx 0.1-alpha-SNAPSHOT
klr.exe Information: 0 : [NuGetDependencyResolver]: Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions 0.1-alpha-279, Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting 0.1-alpha-300, Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener 0.1-alpha-245, Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection 0.1-alpha-267, Microsoft.AspNet.RequestContainer 0.1-alpha-300, Microsoft.AspNet.Routing 0.1-alpha-281, Microsoft.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations 4.0.10.0, Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding 0.1-alpha-699, Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core 0.1-alpha-699, Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc 0.1-alpha-699, Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor 0.1-alpha-699, Microsoft.AspNet.ConfigurationModel 0.1-alpha-180, Microsoft.AspNet.Diagnostics 0.1-alpha-192, Microsoft.AspNet.FeatureModel 0.1-alpha-279, Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore 0.1-alpha-279, Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection 0.1-alpha-144, Microsoft.Net.Runtime.Interfaces 0.1-alpha-325, Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature 0.1-alpha-279, Microsoft.AspNet.Logging 0.1-alpha-159, Common 1.0.0, Newtonsoft.Json 5.0.8, Microsoft.AspNet.FileSystems 0.1-alpha-152, Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host 0.1-alpha-699, Microsoft.AspNet.Razor 0.1-alpha-181, Microsoft.Bcl.Immutable 1.1.18-beta-097, Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Common 0.7-beta-097, Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp 0.7-beta-097, System.Reflection.Metadata.Ecma335 0.7-beta-097
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost.Load name=Microsoft.Net.Runtime.resources
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost.Load name=Microsoft.Net.Runtime.resources
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost.Load name=Microsoft.Net.Runtime.resources
klr.exe Information: 0 : RootHost.Load name=Microsoft.Net.Runtime.resources
klr.exe Information: 0 : [ReferenceAssemblyDependencyResolver]: System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations 4.0.0.0, mscorlib 4.0.0.0, System 4.0.0.0, System.Core 4.0.0.0, Microsoft.CSharp 4.0.0.0
klr.exe Information: 0 : Resolved dependencies for HelloWebFx in 1927ms
Copying to output path D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions 0.1-alpha-279
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Abstractions.0.1-alpha-279 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting 0.1-alpha-300
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting.0.1-alpha-300 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener 0.1-alpha-245
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener.0.1-alpha-245 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection 0.1-alpha-267
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.DependencyInjection.0.1-alpha-267 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.RequestContainer 0.1-alpha-300
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.RequestContainer.0.1-alpha-300 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Routing 0.1-alpha-281
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Routing.0.1-alpha-281 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations 4.0.10.0
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.4.0.10.0 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding 0.1-alpha-699
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.ModelBinding.0.1-alpha-699 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core 0.1-alpha-699
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Core.0.1-alpha-699 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc 0.1-alpha-699
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.0.1-alpha-699 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor 0.1-alpha-699
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.0.1-alpha-699 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.ConfigurationModel 0.1-alpha-180
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.ConfigurationModel.0.1-alpha-180 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Diagnostics 0.1-alpha-192
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Diagnostics.0.1-alpha-192 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.FeatureModel 0.1-alpha-279
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.FeatureModel.0.1-alpha-279 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore 0.1-alpha-279
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.PipelineCore.0.1-alpha-279 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection 0.1-alpha-144
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Security.DataProtection.0.1-alpha-144 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.Net.Runtime.Interfaces 0.1-alpha-325
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.Net.Runtime.Interfaces.0.1-alpha-325 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature 0.1-alpha-279
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.HttpFeature.0.1-alpha-279 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Logging 0.1-alpha-159
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Logging.0.1-alpha-159 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Common 1.0.0
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Common.1.0.0 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Newtonsoft.Json 5.0.8
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.5.0.8 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.FileSystems 0.1-alpha-152
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.FileSystems.0.1-alpha-152 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host 0.1-alpha-699
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc.Razor.Host.0.1-alpha-699 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.AspNet.Razor 0.1-alpha-181
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.0.1-alpha-181 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.Bcl.Immutable 1.1.18-beta-097
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Immutable.1.1.18-beta-097 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Common 0.7-beta-097
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Common.0.7-beta-097 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp 0.7-beta-097
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.0.7-beta-097 already exists.
Packing nupkg dependency System.Reflection.Metadata.Ecma335 0.7-beta-097
D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\packages\System.Reflection.Metadata.Ecma335.0.7-beta-097 already exists.
Packing project dependency HelloWebFx
Source D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx
Target D:\Apps\nda\Preview\samples\HelloWebFx\bin\output\HelloWebFx
Loaded Module: klr.net45.dll

Found DLL Export: CallApplicationMain

[Eilon]

@lodejard any idea what's going on here?

[glennc]

There is a bug in k pack in that it assumes there is a kruntime package in the packages folder and throws if it isn't there.

To work around this for now you can copy and paste the kruntime package from %USERPROFILE%.k\packages to the packages folder for the app.

[glennc]

This should be resolved with the new KPM pack