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###Contributing to the F# Language, Library, and Tools
###Contributing to the F# Language, Library, and Tools
You are invited to join with the F# Community and the Visual F# Tools team to help produce future releases of the F# language compiler, library, and tools.
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Changes contributed here are packaged into the Visual F# Tools, the F# Open Edition, and other open source F# editing tools. Microsoft coordinates packaging this repository as part of the Visual F# Tools, while the F# community coordinates packaging it as the Open Edition of F# for use on Linux, OSX, Android, iOS, and other platforms, via the [fsharp/fsharp GitHub repo](https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp/).
###Engineering status
###Engineering status
[F# for CoreCLR status](https://github.com/Microsoft/visualfsharp/wiki/F%23-for-CoreCLR---Status)
Guidelines for contributions to the F# compiler, library, and Visual F# IDE tools can be found [here](CONTRIBUTING.md).
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If you would like to contribute to the F# ecosystem more generally see the F# Software Foundation's [Community Projects](http://fsharp.org/community/projects/) pages.
###Using CI Builds
###Using CI Builds
To install F#, see http://fsharp.org.
To download the bits for the latest CI builds see [these instructions](https://github.com/Microsoft/visualfsharp/wiki/Using-CI-Builds). This includes and ZIPs containing the F# compiler and VSIX installers for the Visual F# IDE Tools.
###Code Flow to Other Platforms
###Code Flow to Other Platforms
This repository enables development on Windows, Linux and OSX. It enables automated CI testing primarily on Windows.
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The actual package is built in https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp.
Note that while this will remove the dependency on VS 2017, you will still need to have MSBuild and the required targets files installed, which come with any older version of VS (e.g. 2013 or 2015).
####... With an older version of VS
####... With an older version of VS
Just install the nuget package, it will then use MSBuild and the targets files from the older version. If you get an error, see below.
####... With VS (any version) installed, but without the optional F# tools installed
####... With VS (any version) installed, but without the optional F# tools installed
The currently distributed F# templates depend on machine-wide installed .targets files. You can manually modify your project to instead use the .targets file from the nuget package. This will allow you to build your project on a computer with VS but without the optional F# tools installed. See https://github.com/fsharp/fsharp/issues/676 for how to modify your project file.
###Get In Touch
###Get In Touch
Keep up with the Visual F# Team and the development of the Visual F# Tools by following us [@VisualFSharp](https://twitter.com/VisualFSharp) or subscribing to our [team blog](http://blogs.msdn.com/b/fsharpteam/).