Visual Studio Code: PHP Language Server failed to run using dotnet

asherwolfstein

I'm using a fresh reinstall of Visual Studio Code and dotnet (with 5.0 core and aspcore) on macOS Big Sur.

I get the following error when the extension starts up:

Couldn't start client PHP Language Server

I check output of PHP Language Server:

[Error - 7:34:41 PM] Starting client failed
Launching server using command dotnet failed.

I check output Log (Window):

[2021-04-03 19:34:42.158] [renderer1] [error] spawn dotnet ENOENT: Error: spawn dotnet ENOENT
	at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:267:19)
	at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:469:16)
	at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:84:21)
[2021-04-03 19:34:43.001] [renderer1] [error] Launching server using command dotnet failed.

I actually tried this on the console:

 dotnet ~/.vscode/extensions/devsense.phptools-vscode-1.2.6273/out/server/Devsense.PHP.LanguageServer.exe

And received:

Error:
  An assembly specified in the application dependencies manifest (Devsense.PHP.LanguageServer.deps.json) has already been found but with a different file extension:
    package: 'Devsense.PHP.LanguageServer', version: '1.2'
    path: 'Devsense.PHP.LanguageServer.dll'
    previously found assembly: '[...]/.vscode/extensions/devsense.phptools-vscode-1.2.6273/out/server/Devsense.PHP.LanguageServer.exe'

I don't know nor understand .NET at length myself, so I don't know how to fix any kind of manifest or dependencies here.

I've tried uninstalling all extensions on Code, even removing them from the .vscode folder, and then installing this extension both from inside Code, and as a VLIX file from the website. No go.

I paid for an individual license for Visual Studio Code, but if it won't really run, then I'd like a refund. Can we get it to run?

Thanks,
Asher

asherwolfstein

Here is the output for dotnet --list-runtimes:

Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 5.0.4 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 3.1.13 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 5.0.4 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]

Here is the output for dotnet --list-sdks:

5.0.201 [/usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk]

JakubMisek

Hello Asher,

Thank you very much for the detailed information. You are right, there is an issue with macOS!

We should be able to fix this quite soon. Although a refund is always possible.

May I ask to try the following command (.dll instead of .exe)?

dotnet ~/.vscode/extensions/devsense.phptools-vscode-1.2.6273/out/server/Devsense.PHP.LanguageServer.dll

JakubMisek

@asherwolfstein - I'd have one last question - isn't it the MacBook M1?

btw - we have released an update that should fix the issue for you.

asherwolfstein

It isn't the MacBook M1 (I wish, LOL) but instead a 2017 iMac Pro (fair enough on its own 😄 ).

I ran the command you suggested and it appeared to run, correctly I presume because it didn't output an error upon execution. Unfortunately, because the tool wasn't working and this was the last effort in a frustrating line of trying to get various tools in line with Visual Studio Code, I ended up switching to another IDE for my PHP projects that has worked a little better "out of the box." I had previously switched from Atom to Visual Studio Code for the same reason (Atom had various issues including slow startup and other bugs). I'm really glad you fixed it, but because of this I have no interest in the product anymore and have requested a refund (which was approved.)

Thank you for your support, it was appreciated, and good luck to you,
Asher

JakubMisek

Thank you for your help. Hopefully, we fixed this issue at least for all the other users :)

If you'd like to give it a try in the future, feel free to let us know.