microsoft / microsoft/aspire-devcontainer-feature
How to specify .NET version?
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Description
Since .NET Aspire includes support for current and previous .NET version (currently .NET 8 and .NET 9), this feature should allow specifying previous .NET version. After adding to dotnet/aspire-samples, I'm seeing that several samples specify .NET 8 and won't run without additional install for that version.
I see that .NET is specified using dependsOn dotnet. The best workaround in that specific case is to just also include the dotnet feature specifically and include an additionalVersion I think, but this seems like a common use case which would be important to include in the aspire-devcontainer feature.
Repro:
- Open devcontainer on dotnet/aspire-samples
- Execute
./build.sh - Execute
dotnet run --project samples/AspireWithPython/AspireWithPython.AppHost/AspireWithPython.AppHost.csproj
Output:
Using launch settings from samples/AspireWithPython/AspireWithPython.AppHost/Properties/launchSettings.json...
Building...
You must install or update .NET to run this application.
App: /workspaces/aspire-samples/samples/AspireWithPython/AspireWithPython.AppHost/bin/Debug/net8.0/AspireWithPython.AppHost
Architecture: x64
Framework: 'Microsoft.NETCore.App', version '8.0.0' (x64)
.NET location: /usr/share/dotnet
The following frameworks were found:
9.0.2 at [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]
9.0.3 at [/usr/share/dotnet/shared/Microsoft.NETCore.App]
Learn more:
https://aka.ms/dotnet/app-launch-failed
To install missing framework, download:
https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch?framework=Microsoft.NETCore.App&framework_version=8.0.0&arch=x64&rid=linux-x64&os=debian.12
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Research direction
Start by reviewing how the aspire-devcontainer feature handles dependsOn dotnet, then compare it with the additionalVersion workaround described in the issue. Reproduce the failure in dotnet/aspire-samples with ./build.sh and the AspireWithPython project; done means the .NET 8 sample runs alongside the available .NET 9 installation without an extra manual install.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell
- Domain
- devops
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100