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[quote][i]Originally posted by alex.postlethwaite[/i]
[br]When I start VS 2017, I get a message about an exception written to the activity log.

The message is:

[code]SetSite failed for package [VaDebuggerToolsPackage]Source: 'VaDebuggerToolsAsync' Description: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at
WholeTomatoSoftware.VaDebuggerTools.VaDebuggerToolsPackage.a(OleMenuCommandService A_0) at
WholeTomatoSoftware.VaDebuggerTools.VaDebuggerToolsPackage.g() at
WholeTomatoSoftware.VaDebuggerTools.VaDebuggerToolsPackage.y.f()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) at
ystem.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at
icrosoft.VisualStudio.Shell.AsyncPackage.<>c__DisplayClass16_0.<<Microsoft-VisualStudio-Shell-Interop-IAsyncLoadablePackageInitialize-Initialize>b__1>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at
ystem.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) at
System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.JoinableTask.<JoinAsync>d__78.MoveNext()[/code]

This started happening after the most recent update (2301).

I have the following option set in the Options (seems related to the DebuggerToolsPackage):

[img]https://forums.wholetomato.com/forum/uploaded/alex.postlethwaite/201812654737_2018-12-06 10_47_01-Visual Assist Options.png[/img]

Build info:
VA_X.dll file version 10.9.2301.0  built 2018.11.30
DevEnv.exe version 15.9.28307.145 Enterprise
msenv.dll version 15.0.28307.140
Comctl32.dll version 6.10.17763.134
Windows 10 10.0 1809 Build 17763.134 
8 processors (x86-64, WOW64)
Language info: 1252, 0x809

Platform: Project defined
Stable Includes:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\NETFXSDK\4.6.1\Include\um;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.15063.0\winrt;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.15063.0\shared;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.15063.0\um;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\VS\UnitTest\include;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.15063.0\ucrt;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\include;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\include;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\winrt;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\shared;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.10240.0\ucrt;

Other Includes:

Stable Source Directories:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Source\10.0.15063.0\ucrt;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\VS\src;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\crt\src;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\src\atl;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\src\mfcm;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\src\mfc;
C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Source\10.0.10240.0\ucrt;

IDE Info:

VS 2017 15.9.3
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alex.postlethwaite	Posted - Dec 06 2018 : 05:49:34 AM When I start VS 2017, I get a message about an exception written to the activity log. The message is: SetSite failed for package [VaDebuggerToolsPackage]Source: 'VaDebuggerToolsAsync' Description: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at WholeTomatoSoftware.VaDebuggerTools.VaDebuggerToolsPackage.a(OleMenuCommandService A_0) at WholeTomatoSoftware.VaDebuggerTools.VaDebuggerToolsPackage.g() at WholeTomatoSoftware.VaDebuggerTools.VaDebuggerToolsPackage.y.f() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) at ystem.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at icrosoft.VisualStudio.Shell.AsyncPackage.<>c__DisplayClass16_0.<<Microsoft-VisualStudio-Shell-Interop-IAsyncLoadablePackageInitialize-Initialize>b__1>d.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at ystem.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task task) at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.JoinableTask.<JoinAsync>d__78.MoveNext() This started happening after the most recent update (2301). I have the following option set in the Options (seems related to the DebuggerToolsPackage): Build info: VA_X.dll file version 10.9.2301.0 built 2018.11.30 DevEnv.exe version 15.9.28307.145 Enterprise msenv.dll version 15.0.28307.140 Comctl32.dll version 6.10.17763.134 Windows 10 10.0 1809 Build 17763.134 8 processors (x86-64, WOW64) Language info: 1252, 0x809 Platform: Project defined Stable Includes: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\NETFXSDK\4.6.1\Include\um; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.15063.0\winrt; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.15063.0\shared; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.15063.0\um; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\VS\UnitTest\include; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.15063.0\ucrt; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\VS\include; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\include; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\include; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\winrt; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\shared; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Include\um; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Include\10.0.10240.0\ucrt; Other Includes: Stable Source Directories: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Source\10.0.15063.0\ucrt; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\VS\src; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\crt\src; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\src\atl; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\src\mfcm; C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.16.27023\atlmfc\src\mfc; C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\Source\10.0.10240.0\ucrt; IDE Info: VS 2017 15.9.3
3 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First)
alex.postlethwaite	Posted - Dec 14 2018 : 05:56:03 AM quote: Originally posted by sean case=132716 is fixed in build 2302. Confirmed. Thank you!
sean	Posted - Dec 13 2018 : 9:51:13 PM case=132716 is fixed in build 2302.
sean	Posted - Dec 06 2018 : 7:38:42 PM Thanks for reporting the problem. I was able to repro and opened case=132716. We'll get this addressed shortly in the update for VS2019 Preview 1.

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