dotnet/project-system

Improve Target framework selection

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IEvangelist commented

When using Visual Studio 2017, I would like the ability to change the target framework of a project without restriction. Currently, Visual Studio limits the framework options given to a user based on the initial project type. Since I am able to now edit a *.csproj and save a change to the <TargetFramework> node, shouldn't the GUI allow me to do that same?

When I create a new project targeting the netstandard1.5 target framework moniker, the dropdown is limited to variants of .NET Standard.

The .csproj targeting netstandard1.5

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>netstandard1.5</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

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Likewise, if I change this in the *.csproj to target net461 for example - the options are again limited to Full .NET Framework listings.

The .csproj targeting net461

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net461</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

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Finally, the same is true for netcoreapp2.0 - targeting .NET Core.

The .csproj targeting netcoreapp2.0

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>
</Project>

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Pilchie commented

@davkean @natidea I suspect this might be dupe, but didn't see it?

davkean commented

I've not seen an actual bug on this - but this is a good suggestion and something we've wanted to do for a while.

Amoenus commented

Maybe also consider Ctrl+Click for multi-select. As we are also allowed to do

<TargetFrameworks>net461;netstandard2.0</TargetFrameworks>
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davkean commented

@Pilchie said:

Ideally, we'd split the concepts apart, but for 15.8, we'd be willing to just merge them into the same list:

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tmeschter commented

We don't intend to do any specific work here.