[SOLVED] Unity keeps molesting manifest.json & can't remove deprecated Incremental Compiler package.

Specifically, my manifest.json file includes the line

"registry": "https://staging-packages.unity.com"

. I never added this line myself, but I'm told it's no longer needed and is causing issues with adding certain packages. I'll remove the line, but Unity adds it back whenever I remove it.

Besides that, I can't for the life of me purge the old incremental compiler package from my project. I can neither remove it with the package manager UI, or via editing manifest.json. It comes back immediately.

I've tried "Reset packages to defaults." I've tried deleting my library folder, and deleting manifest.json (Although not at the same time. But I have tried removing incremental compiler from the package cache at the same time as editing manifest.json...).


Original thread from when I thought that it was a problem with the entities package: https://forum.unity.com/threads/cant-add-entities-package.878911/#post-5779093)

 

Sorry to bump so soon, but I think this may be the root of a number of other issues cropping that are really hampering productivity. I hope I can get a response soon.

 

After trying just about everything, I tried copying all my assets folder into a new project and the issue still persisted. Turns out there was an old script that was adding both lines to the manifest.