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Add Linux support for .NET

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Description

Currently, SQL Server Language Extensions only support .NET on Windows, whereas the other backends do run on Linux. We currently ship a feature that leverages the .NET language extensions, but see growing appetite amongst customers to move to SQL Server on Linux, which we thus cannot support.

Are there any fundamental technical constraints that prevent this? I would assume that since we are leveraging .NET as opposed to .NET Framework (as in the SQL Server assembly feature), this should be feasible in a fairly straightforward manner.

Would changes need to be done on SQL Server itself to support this? Or would it be limited to the .NET language extensions assembly provided here?

Thank you for any insights.

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Start by tracing the .NET language extensions assembly and its SQL Server integration to determine whether Linux support requires changes in the assembly, SQL Server, or both. Document the technical constraints and define the implementation scope; the issue provides no named files or tests to run.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
databases
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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