Cake: Error from build.ps1 "Could not download packages.config"

Created on 30 Oct 2017 · 6Comments · Source: cake-build/cake

When running the bootstrapper powershell script in a fresh repository (without the tools folder), the scripts crashes with

Could not download packages.config.
At build.ps1:128 char:9
+         Throw "Could not download packages.config."
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : OperationStopped: (Could not download packages.config.:String) [], RuntimeException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Could not download packages.config.

Did something change in the url that is used?

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overeemm

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One of my colleagues discovered that it's because PS will use TLS 1.0 by default.

Executing [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 before running the build script fixes this.

The real fix should probably be to add this to the beginning of the build.ps1 file.

hravnx on 30 Oct 2017

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see here
https://github.com/cake-build/resources/issues/39

SIkebe on 30 Oct 2017

same issue for me, on a build previously working and unchanged:

Could not download packages.config.

30-Oct-2017 10:19:27 | At D:\BambooHome\xml-data\build-dir\35028993-35094529\build.ps1:131 char:9
30-Oct-2017 10:19:27 | + Throw "Could not download packages.config."
30-Oct-2017 10:19:27 | + ~~~~~~~~~~~
30-Oct-2017 10:19:27 | + CategoryInfo : OperationStopped: (Could not download packages.c
30-Oct-2017 10:19:27 | onfig.:String) [], RuntimeException
30-Oct-2017 10:19:27 | + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Could not download packages.config.

pants4robots on 30 Oct 2017

There is an issue with the SSL hosting provider now.

SIkebe on 30 Oct 2017

One of my colleagues discovered that it's because PS will use TLS 1.0 by default.

Executing [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 before running the build script fixes this.

The real fix should probably be to add this to the beginning of the build.ps1 file.

hravnx on 30 Oct 2017

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Just to add, @hravnx comment will fix build,
but currently if you will try to execute power shell command from Setting Up A New Project
Invoke-WebRequest https://cakebuild.net/download/bootstrapper/windows -OutFile build.ps1
It will fails as well,
so this page should be updated as well to mention command to enable Tls12
or better cakebuild.net Certificate should be updated to support default PS Security Protocols (Ssl3, Tls)

makison on 30 Oct 2017

@overeemm @SIkebe @pants4robots @hravnx @makison we are currently working with our hosting provider to understand what is going on, and why. We will update this issue: https://github.com/cake-build/resources/issues/39 as more information is available. For now, I am closing to close this issue.