commit: 14aa1087eb5af6f791965a5b8e245d9b7382b3cb Author: grbd <garlicbready <AT> googlemail <DOT> com> AuthorDate: Mon Jan 8 01:02:31 2018 +0000 Commit: Mikhail Pukhlikov <cynede <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Mon Jan 8 01:02:31 2018 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/dotnet.git/commit/?id=14aa1087
Added initial docs for dotnet core Documentation/DotnetCore-Bin.md | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ readme.md | 9 +++++++++ 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/DotnetCore-Bin.md b/Documentation/DotnetCore-Bin.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bc4a9a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/DotnetCore-Bin.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# DotNet Core + + +## Binary Packages + +The quickest and easiet way to install dotnet core for gentoo is to use one of the binary packages. + +Runtime: + + * =dotnet/dotnetcore-runtime-bin-2.0.4 + * =dotnet/dotnetcore-aspnet-bin-2.0.3 + +SDK: + + * =dotnet/dotnetcore-sdk-bin-2.1.3 + +The SDK package (2.1.3) already includes the runtime packages (2.0.4) for dotnet core. +The reason for including both is that the SDK is available under x64 platforms but not currently arm32 platforms (such as the Rpi) +So for the Rpi or other arm32 platforms you'll need to use just the runtime packages unless the application your running already has the runtime build in. + + +## SDK vs Runtime + +The SDK packages allow you to use the dotnet cli tool to compile / build C# Code into Managed Applications. +The runtime packages allow you to use the dotnet cli tool to run pre-compiled applications. + +Normally when you compile a dotnet core application, you have one of two options. + + * Compile it as a platform independent .dll file which doesn't include the runtime + * Compile it as a platform specific executable file which does include the runtime - using a runtime identifier + +For platform independent .dll files these require the runtime packages on the host to use the dotnet cli tool to run / call the dll to start them as an application. + + * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43931827/how-to-run-asp-net-core-on-arm-based-custom-linux + diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index e1804e0..da54f37 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -27,3 +27,12 @@ Overlay Installation - Open requests on https://bugs.gentoo.org with solutions from this overlay  + + +Dotnet Core +----------- + +For using dotnet core see + + - [Dotnet Core Binary packages](Documentation/DotnetCore-Bin.md) +
