Ship .NET Core version of compiler in setup

Elements Fire
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Hi,
I saw this mentioned in the release notes, can I use the .net core version in Fire ?

Cheers,
John

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No, Fire can for now only use the Mono based version of the compiler.

In general, the .NET Core port of the compiler is still experimental; the main/only reason we added it to the setup is that we’re starting to try and use the Core version of the DebugHost for .NET Core debugging.

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Ok thanks. Whats the reason for it being experimental ?

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For one, it hasn’t been tested yet at all; for another, I believe there are a few parts of the build chain still commented out with {$IF NOT NETCORE} due to them needing work porting.

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Are the ifdefs around native code ?

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No. I don’t recall off-hand, but some parts of the compiler and/or EBuild needs .NET 4.x Apis that don’t/didn;'t have direct/easy .NET Core equivalents at the time I did the conversion. Eventually I’ll get back to this, resolve these, and we’ll have a fully functioning compiler own .NET Core, but so far it has not been a priority (because, in there end, it doesn’t make much of a difference).

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Thanks for the explanation. It doesn’t matter, Im just nosy :slight_smile:

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