C#•2y ago

How to compile using a new build of .NET

I had reported a bug that supposedly got recently squashed.
Is there a way to test a recent build (not an official release of .NET) of .NET without building all of .NET from source (I wouldn't know how to do that anyway...)
Other open source software often have nightly builds that you can download and test. How does one "test" .NET when a bug has been fixed?

Angius•1/22/24, 4:24 PM

https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/daily-builds.md

GitHub

core/daily-builds.md at main · dotnet/core

Home repository for .NET Core. Contribute to dotnet/core development by creating an account on GitHub.

Angius•1/22/24, 4:24 PM

Daily builds are only released as Docker images, for some reason

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 4:51 PM

I think they're also available as regular downloads, no?
https://github.com/dotnet/installer/blob/main/README.md#installers-and-binaries
There doesn't seem to be any date info, can you tell how to relate the build number to the date the build? I feel like the numbers are the same as the last time I looked. (version 8.0.200-preview.24064.2)
Also, how does one switch between versions?

GitHub

installer/README.md at main · dotnet/installer

.NET SDK Installer. Contribute to dotnet/installer development by creating an account on GitHub.

AAndyB I think they're also available as regular downloads, no? https://github.com/dotn...

Petris•1/22/24, 5:44 PM

clicking on the blue buttons gives you exact commits

Petris•1/22/24, 5:45 PM

and it's generally recommended to only use daily builds as zips, not installers

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 5:50 PM

TY. How do I use this download? i.e. how do I choose which .NET sdk to compile with?

Petris•1/22/24, 5:50 PM

you just use the dotnet.exe that's inside of the downloaded files

Petris•1/22/24, 5:51 PM

and I'd recommend using self contained deployment for your builds then

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:00 PM

"just use"?

Angius•1/22/24, 6:00 PM

Angius•1/22/24, 6:01 PM

etc

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:01 PM

Sorry, I'm pretty green. I use VS code and CLI, I go to the folder that has my csproj and typically type "dotnet run". How do I choose which version?

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:01 PM

It's on MacOS

Angius•1/22/24, 6:02 PM

You download the anywhere

Angius•1/22/24, 6:02 PM

Then you... call that exe

Angius•1/22/24, 6:02 PM

Instead of the command

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:02 PM

Here's the bug I'm trying to see if it's been fixed.
https://github.com/dotnet/maui/issues/19613

GitHub

Blazor Hybrid is not supported on Macs running MacOS 11. · Issue #1...

Description Same exact issue as here: #18419 However, I cannot update the machine that's looking to run the app. It's on MacOS 11.7.10 and cannot be updated further. Is there any way to bui...

Angius•1/22/24, 6:02 PM

is just an alias to the location of your main .NET installation

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:02 PM

Ok, any idea how to do that on MacOS?

Angius•1/22/24, 6:03 PM

If you want to use a version that's not available otherwise, just use the location straight

Angius•1/22/24, 6:03 PM

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:03 PM

Isn't it going to choke on whatever settings I have in csproj?

Angius•1/22/24, 6:03 PM

Why would it?

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:05 PM

dunno, it has stuff like "<TargetFrameworks> and <PackageReference>, etc. If it's not an issue, then np.
Still don't know how to do this on MacOS. You're saying "exe" and that's a Windows thing.

Angius•1/22/24, 6:06 PM

Download the Mac binary then

Angius•1/22/24, 6:07 PM

Target framework usually just references the version of the framework

Angius•1/22/24, 6:07 PM

The nightly builds are, most likely, either different on the or even the version

Angius•1/22/24, 6:07 PM

So there will be no issues using to run a project

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:08 PM

I appreciate the advice, but maybe you have a link to how specifically to do this on MacOS - may be an alias, but not sure how to call it directly. I expect the download will be an installer with an .app file inside it. If you have a link on how to point to a different version on MacOS, I'd greatly appreciate it. Sorry to be such a newb

Angius•1/22/24, 6:09 PM

Again, just download the binary and use a path to it

Angius•1/22/24, 6:10 PM

If you download it to, idk, then call it with

Angius•1/22/24, 6:10 PM

to build the project with

Angius•1/22/24, 6:10 PM

to run the project with

Angius•1/22/24, 6:10 PM

And so on

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:11 PM

TY, but I realize now that it's probably still too soon. I don't see an update to that includes this fix.
https://github.com/dotnet/maui/releases/tag/8.0.6

GitHub

Release 8.0.6 SR1 · dotnet/maui

How to Use
8.0.6 ships as a NuGet package and may be acquired via your IDE's NuGet Package Manager, or by editing your csproj and restoring your solution.
<PackageReference Include="Mic...

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:12 PM

Just found this, and it says that I can use to specify a specific build. That might be easier?

Angius•1/22/24, 6:13 PM

If it's about getting a package, then yes

Angius•1/22/24, 6:13 PM

I thought you want a nightly version of the framework, though

Angius•1/22/24, 6:13 PM

But sure, if you just want to use a nightly version of a package then yes, just update the reference

AndyBOP•1/22/24, 6:23 PM

I don't know what the hell I want, lol. Execpt that I want this show-stopper bug to be fixed and to be able to build for older Macs. The whole thing is hella confusing to me - frameworks, packages, etc.