Update README with note on setting DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR for Linux permission issues #689
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Pull request overview
This PR enhances the setup-dotnet action's documentation and improves the .NET installation scripts. It adds guidance for users experiencing permission issues on self-hosted Linux runners and includes maintenance updates to dependencies and installation scripts.
- Added documentation explaining how to set
DOTNET_INSTALL_DIRto user-writable paths for Linux runners with permission constraints - Updated js-yaml dependency from 3.14.1 to 3.14.2 and 4.1.0 to 4.1.1 in package-lock.json
- Enhanced installation scripts with improved quoting, redirect handling, and spelling corrections
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| README.md | Added documentation with examples for setting DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR and a note about permission issues on self-hosted/large Linux runners |
| package-lock.json | Updated js-yaml dependency versions (3.14.1→3.14.2 and 4.1.0→4.1.1) |
| externals/install-dotnet.sh | Improved shell script robustness with proper variable quoting, added -L flag to curl for following redirects, updated redirect validation to allow proxy-injected 200 status codes, and removed redundant Quality parameter documentation |
| externals/install-dotnet.ps1 | Fixed spelling errors ("deterministicly"→"deterministically", "dowloading"→"downloading", "oververbose"→"verbose"), added -UseBasicParsing flag to Invoke-WebRequest, removed redundant Quality parameter documentation, and updated digital signature |
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Description:
This PR updates the README to include a note for setting DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR to a user-writable path on self-hosted or large Linux runners, helping users avoid permission errors during .NET installation.
Related issue:
#518
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