I get a path error when using my custom template but is till works

[johnkwaters]

Product

dotnet CLI (dotnet new)

Describe The Bug

On building the template project I get the following error message, but it still works and I can create an project from this template. What am I doing wrong, how do I get rid of this meesage?

dotnet new install D:\src\TH\API_framework --force
The following template packages will be installed:
   D:\src\TH\API_framework

D:\src\TH\API_framework is already installed, it will be replaced with latest version.
D:\src\TH\API_framework was successfully uninstalled.
Error: Failed to load template from D:\src\TH\API_framework\.template.config\template.json.
Details: The template root is outside the specified install source location.
Success: D:\src\TH\API_framework installed the following templates:
Template Name                      Short Name  Language  Tags
---------------------------------  ----------  --------  -------
TrailheadTechnology API Framework  th-api      [C#]      ASP.NET

To Reproduce

My project structure is as show below, i.t. .template.config is in a sibling directory to src

dotnet Info

output

.NET SDK: Version: 8.0.100-preview.7.23376.3 Commit: daebeea8ea

Runtime Environment:
OS Name: Windows
OS Version: 10.0.22621
OS Platform: Windows
RID: win10-x64
Base Path: C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\8.0.100-preview.7.23376.3\

.NET workloads installed:
There are no installed workloads to display.

Host:
Version: 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.6
Architecture: x64
Commit: 65b696cf5e
RID: win-x64

.NET SDKs installed:
2.2.207 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
5.0.408 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
7.0.110 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
7.0.307 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
8.0.100-preview.6.23330.14 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]
8.0.100-preview.7.23376.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

.NET runtimes installed:
Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.2.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.2.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 5.0.17 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.20 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.21 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 7.0.10 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.11 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.2.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 5.0.17 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.20 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.21 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 7.0.10 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.7 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.NETCore.App 8.0.0-preview.7.23375.6 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 5.0.17 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.20 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.21 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 7.0.9 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 7.0.10 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.0-preview.6.23329.4 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]
Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 8.0.0-preview.7.23376.1 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]

Other architectures found:
x86 [C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet]
registered at [HKLM\SOFTWARE\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x86\InstallLocation]

Environment variables:
Not set

global.json file:
Not found

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Visual Studio Version

17.8.0 Preview 1.0

Additional context

No response

[cmedcoff]

Ditto with .NET 8. I even uninstalled the template and get errors about it when trying install/uninstall other custom templates. Despite that they work, the error messages are confusing/distracting.

[a-yushko]

Most likely, you have multiple instances of your template installed. To troubleshoot, run:

dotnet new uninstall
Currently installed items:
   C:\Projects\my-template\.template.config
      Uninstall Command:
         dotnet new uninstall C:\Projects\my-template\.template.config

   C:\Projects\my-template
      Templates:
         My Template (mytpl) C#
      Uninstall Command:
         dotnet new uninstall C:\Projects\my-template

To fix it, sequentially uninstall all instances, and then it'll work without the error message.

[marcpopMSFT]

This issue is being closed as not actionable. It may be a question that was answered, lacks sufficient information to reproduce, or is a duplicate of another issue.

The dotnet/templating repository has been consolidated into dotnet/sdk. If this is still an issue, please open a new issue in dotnet/sdk with a complete reproduction.

Triage details

Summary: Confusing error message when installing custom template from local directory with non-standard project structure

Reasoning: This is a usage question about confusing error messages when installing custom templates from a local directory. The user's project structure has .template.config as a sibling to src, which is a known misconfiguration. The issue has 0 upvotes, no labels, and only 2 comments (one 'me too' and one community answer explaining the fix). This is better suited for Stack Overflow/Discussions rather than a trackable work item.