VSTS - Building ASP.NET Core 2.0, compile error: Could not locate the assembly “Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures”

Question

VSTS build of my ASP.NET Core 2.0 MVC app fails with these warnings:

Warning MSB3245: Could not resolve this reference. Could not loc

Answer 1

• First please make sure the PackageReference in .csproj are not refer the local paths. It should like:

• Then please use ASP.Net Core template to define your build definition:

  With the .NET Core tasks to restore, build, test and publish, and you can also add other tasks for your needs.