Previewer is not available. Build the project first

[DamianSuess]

Describe the bug

Unable to use GUI previewer for .NET 8 LTS projects. Our devices are locked town to LTS support versions of .NET to be compliant with what we send our customers; so no .NET 9 on certain machines.

Error

.NET 9 was not found. Please make sure it's installed globally.

To Reproduce

1. Build the project:
   • Build project (Ctrl+Shift+P > .NET Build)
   • Launched project - F5, or Ctrl+Shift+D and Build/Debug
2. Select .axaml file
3. Select, Show Preview (Ctrl+Shift+P > Show Preview)

Avalonia for VS Code

v0.0.32

Avalonia version

11.0

VS Code version

1.96.4

Relevant log output

Activating task providers dotnet
Activating task providers all

Additional context

No response

[maxkatz6]

It is by design, as .NET 9 is required to run extension without hacks: #146
But I would keep this issue open, if anybody find a better way to integrate extension with the .NET SDK.

[DamianSuess]

Thanks, @maxkatz6, for the heads up.
It's been a long while. Hope all is well and you're staying warm this winter 👍