NUnit.ConsoleRunner.NetCore executes test library under wrong runtime version #1380
Description
I'm trying to execute a test library using NUnit Console 3.16.3 (NuGet, .NET Tool) on Windows Server 2019 Datacenter (10.0.17763, x64). There are multiple .NET SDK versions installed on the machine - 6.0.202, 7.0.100, 7.0.309, 8.0.100.
In use are NUnit 3.13.1, NUnit3TestAdapter 4.4.2, and SpecFlow.NUnit 3.9.74.
The TargetFramework of the library is either net7.0-windows10.0.19041.0 or net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0. Each time I execute one of the libraries, .NET 6.0.23 (greatest/latest of the other available 6.0.x) is used for runtime, which results in errors of missing assemblies for the targeted framework or the selected runtime. In the case of net7.0-windows10.0.19041.0, it can reach the point of finding the tests. It is unable to do even that for net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0.
The test library executes with no issues when I set up an environment with .NET 7 or 8 only (or when I make a few tweaks in the appropriate keys of the Windows Registry). Using global.json with a specific .NET SDK version doesn't work.
InternalTrace.9572.Org.App.Specs, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null (.NET 7).log
InternalTrace.9572 (.NET 7).log
Console output for net7.0-windows10.0.19041.0:
dotnet tool run dotnet-nunit .\Org.App.Specs.dll --trace=Debug
NUnit Console 3.16.3 (Release)
Copyright (c) 2022 Charlie Poole, Rob Prouse
Thursday, January 11, 2024 11:44:21 AM
Runtime Environment
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10.0.17763
Runtime: .NET 6.0.23
Test Files
.\Org.App.Specs.dll
Errors, Failures and Warnings
1) SetUp Error : Org_App_Specs_NUnitAssemblyHooks
System.IO.FileNotFoundException : Could not load file or assembly 'System.Collections.Specialized, Version=7.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'. The system cannot find the file specified.
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationElement..ctor()
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationElementCollection..ctor()
at BoDi.ContainerRegistrationCollection..ctor()
at TechTalk.SpecFlow.Configuration.ConfigurationLoader.GetDefault()
at TechTalk.SpecFlow.Infrastructure.ContainerBuilder.CreateGlobalContainer(Assembly testAssembly, IRuntimeConfigurationProvider configurationProvider)
at TechTalk.SpecFlow.TestRunnerManager.CreateTestRunnerManager(Assembly testAssembly, IContainerBuilder containerBuilder)
at TechTalk.SpecFlow.TestRunnerManager.GetTestRunnerManager(Assembly testAssembly, IContainerBuilder containerBuilder, Boolean createIfMissing)
at TechTalk.SpecFlow.TestRunnerManager.OnTestRunStart(Assembly testAssembly, IContainerBuilder containerBuilder)
at Org_App_Specs_NUnitAssemblyHooks.AssemblyInitialize() in C:\ApplicationRepo\Tests\App\Org.App.Specs\obj\Release\net7.0-windows10.0.19041.0\NUnit.AssemblyHooks.cs:line 20
Run Settings
DisposeRunners: True
InternalTraceLevel: Debug
WorkDirectory: C:\net7.0-windows10.0.19041.0
NumberOfTestWorkers: 8
Test Run Summary
Overall result: Failed
Test Count: 678, Passed: 0, Failed: 678, Warnings: 0, Inconclusive: 0, Skipped: 0
Failed Tests - Failures: 0, Errors: 678, Invalid: 0
Start time: 2024-01-11 11:44:21Z
End time: 2024-01-11 11:44:22Z
Duration: 0.916 seconds
Results (nunit3) saved as TestResult.xml
InternalTrace.3312.Org.App.Specs, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null (.NET 8).log
InternalTrace.3312 (.NET 8).log
Console output for net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0:
dotnet tool run dotnet-nunit .\Org.App.Specs.dll --trace=Debug
NUnit Console 3.16.3 (Release)
Copyright (c) 2022 Charlie Poole, Rob Prouse
Thursday, January 11, 2024 11:44:51 AM
Runtime Environment
OS Version: Microsoft Windows 10.0.17763
Runtime: .NET 6.0.23
Test Files
.\Org.App.Specs.dll
Errors, Failures and Warnings
1) Invalid : C:/net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0/Org.App.Specs.dll
Could not load type 'System.Runtime.CompilerServices.NullableContextAttribute' from assembly 'System.Runtime, Version=6.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'.
Run Settings
DisposeRunners: True
InternalTraceLevel: Debug
WorkDirectory: C:\net8.0-windows10.0.19041.0
NumberOfTestWorkers: 8
Test Run Summary
Overall result: Failed
Test Count: 0, Passed: 0, Failed: 0, Warnings: 0, Inconclusive: 0, Skipped: 0
Start time: 2024-01-11 11:44:51Z
End time: 2024-01-11 11:44:52Z
Duration: 0.327 seconds
Results (nunit3) saved as TestResult.xml