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@ViktorHofer ViktorHofer commented Dec 15, 2025

By using NET="Runtime" on UsingTask declarations, msbuild runs the task always on .NETCoreApp, even on desktop msbuild.

Delete two unused projects:

  • IssueManager (not used in dnceng anymore)
  • Microsoft.DotNet.Tar (was only necessary for desktop SignTool)

Benefits:

  • Less code to maintain
  • Less Audit/CG alerts due to the removal of .NET Framework toolset version dependencies

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ViktorHofer commented Dec 15, 2025

Two blockers so far:

Slightly related: There a few remaining tools(!) / libraries that still target .NET Framework that I'm not sure about: Helix.Client, Helix.JobSender, StrongName, SignCheck and SignCheckLibrary. I wonder if all those need to stay on .NET Framework?

@ViktorHofer ViktorHofer force-pushed the UseNETCoreAppTasks branch 2 times, most recently from 4c79025 to c0c2104 Compare December 15, 2025 12:58
By using `NET="Runtime"` on UsingTask declarations, msbuild runs the
task always on .NETCoreApp, even on desktop msbuild.

Delete two unused projects:
- IssueManager (not used in dnceng anymore)
- Microsoft.DotNet.Tar (was only necessary for desktop SignTool)
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mmitche commented Dec 15, 2025

Love this.

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mmitche commented Dec 16, 2025

SignTool running on framework might have to do with packing/unpacking VSIX's. At least that was the case at some point. For signcheck...IIRC some functionality used to not be supported on core. Maybe some authenticode or VSIX checking? Either way, I think that was resolved.

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