Issue
I have solution/flutter app running on windows fine. Within the .packages file vscode is referencing the package via
analyzer:file:///c:/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/analyzer-0.31.2-alpha.2/lib/
args:file:///c:/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/args-1.4.3/lib/
async:file:///c:/flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/async-2.0.7/lib/
...
I have the flutter sdk installed c:\flutter directory on windows.
I copied this solution via dropbox to the mac and when running
“Warning! This package referenced a Flutter repository via the .packages file that is no longer available”.
In an effort to isolate/locate the problem, I created a new Flutter project on the mac and found that the .packages file referenced packages via
analyzer:file:///flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/analyzer-0.31.2-alpha.2/lib/
args:file:///flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/args-1.4.3/lib/
async:file:///flutter/.pub-cache/hosted/pub.dartlang.org/async-2.0.7/lib/
...
Notice the different paths used on both systems.
I suspect I can search/replace the references file:///c:/flutter to file:///flutter and it should work but I would like to avoid always manually swapping out locations. Is there an easier approach when sharing solutions across mac and windows?
thx
Solution
Don’t copy .packages
over from one machine to another. (It should be in .gitignore
if using git.)
Instead, run flutter packages get
on the mac, and it will recreate .packages
.
(Don’t copy .flutter-plugins
either.)
Answered By – Richard Heap
Answer Checked By – David Marino (FlutterFixes Volunteer)