Status

The .NET CLI beta it's in the rel/1.0.0 branch

The .NET CLI README show:

• the repo build status for all the supported os
• url for latest nightly binaries (zip and installers)

But green dotnet cli doesnt mean F# works, so if latest dotnet/cli doesnt works, the lkg should

• Latest release ( latest )
• Latest known good ( lkg ) dotnet cli with f# support working

lkg is version 1.0.0.001494

Alias	Windows	Mac OS X	Ubuntu 14.04
latest	OK	KO	KO
lkg	OK	OK (with WORKAROUNDS)	KO

Common issues

• pdb doesnt work (file exists but is empty):
  • why: portable pdb support is in progress in F#
  • workaround: none
  • affect: lkg, latest

### Known Windows issues ### Known Mac OS X issues

• dotnet build error "FS0193: Access to the path '/usr/local/share/dotnet/bin' is denied" ( ref dotnet/cli#1405 )

  • WORKAROUND update fsc.exe (and assemblies) with latest development version

    1. download https://github.com/enricosada/fsharp-dotnet-cli-samples/raw/master/workarounds/1/osx.10.10-x64.zip
    2. unzip in /usr/local/share/dotnet/bin and replace files

• dotnet restore error "Too many open files"

  • FIX increment file handle limit:

    ulimit -n 1024
    

### Known Ubuntu issues

• dotnet build doesnt work, error FS0193: Access to the path '/usr/local/share/dotnet/bin' is denied

How to download a specific .NET CLI version

The specific version url (both zip and installers) can be obtained replacing Latest with the version number (like 1.0.0.001494)

If the latest binaries url is

https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/beta/Binaries/Latest/dotnet-ubuntu-x64.latest.tar.gz

The 1.0.0.001494 is:

https://dotnetcli.blob.core.windows.net/dotnet/beta/Binaries/1.0.0.001494/dotnet-ubuntu-x64.1.0.0.001494.tar.gz