Clarify global.json version support #49941
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Pull Request Overview
This pull request clarifies version support requirements and corrects feature availability information in the global.json documentation. The changes help users understand the specific version format requirements and reflect that certain features are now generally available rather than preview-only.
- Added explicit guidance that version numbers like
9,9.0, or9.0.xare not supported in theversionfield - Updated feature availability notes for
pathsanderrorMessagefrom ".NET 10 Preview 3 SDK" to ".NET 10 SDK" - Added a practical example demonstrating the error message when an invalid version format is used
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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This LGTM @meaghanlewis
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Summary
This pull request updates the
global-json.mddocumentation to clarify version support and correct feature availability information for the .NET SDK. The most important changes are:Clarifications on version support:
9,9.0, or9.0.xare not supported in theversionfield.9.0is specified, demonstrating the expected output fromdotnet --info.Corrections to feature availability:
pathsanderrorMessagekeys to indicate they are available since .NET 10 SDK, not just the Preview 3 SDK. [1] [2]Fixes #47455
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