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## Recommended version of .NET Framework
The minimal required version of .NET Framework is 4.6, however 4.7.2 is recommended for best developer experience.
The minimal required version of .NET Framework is 4.7.2.
The projects in this repository are configured to build with Portable PDBs, which are supported in stack traces starting with .NET Framework 4.7.2.
If a stack trace is displayed on .NET Framework older than 4.7.2 (e.g. by xUnit when a test fails) it won't contain source and line information.
## Developing with Visual Studio 2019
.NET Framework 4.7.2 is included in [Windows 10 April 2018 Update](https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/30/how-to-get-the-windows-10-april-2018-update/). It can also be installed from the [Microsoft Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/dotnet-framework-runtime).
## Developing with Visual Studio 2017
1.[Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.7](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/preview/)
1.[Visual Studio 2019 Preview 4](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/preview/)
- Ensure C#, VB, MSBuild, .NET Core and Visual Studio Extensibility are included in the selected work loads
- Ensure Visual Studio is on Version "15.7" or greater
- Ensure Visual Studio is on Version "Preview 4" or greater
1.[PowerShell 3.0 or newer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/installing-windows-powershell). If you are on Windows 10, you are fine; you'll only need to upgrade if you're on Windows 7. The download link is under the "upgrading existing Windows PowerShell" heading.
1. Run Restore.cmd
1. Open Roslyn.sln
If you already installed Visual Studio and need to add the necessary work loads or move to version 15.7:
If you already installed Visual Studio and need to add the necessary work loads or move to Preview 4:
do the following:
- Run the Visual Studio Installer from your start menu. You can just search for "Visual Studio Installer". If you can't find it, it's typically located at "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe"
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The Test.cmd script will run our unit test on already built binaries. It can be passed the -build arguments to force a new build before running tests.
1. Run the "Developer Command Prompt for VS2017" from your start menu.
1. Run the "Developer Command Prompt for VS2019" from your start menu.
2. Navigate to the directory of your Git clone.
3. Run `msbuild /v:m /m /nodereuse:false BuildAndTest.proj` in the command prompt.
