Add .NET 6.0 to End-of-Life frameworks list to generate NETSDK1138 warnings #49533

Copilot · 2025-06-23T20:54:11Z

This change adds .NET 6.0 to the list of End-of-Life (EOL) target frameworks that generate NETSDK1138 warnings when used in executable projects.

Background

.NET 6.0 went End-of-Life when .NET 9 was released in November 2024. Following the established policy of adding build warnings 6 months after a runtime goes out of support, .NET 6.0 should now generate NETSDK1138 warnings to inform developers that the framework is no longer supported and will not receive security updates.

Changes Made

Microsoft.NET.EolTargetFrameworks.targets:
- Added "6.0" to the _EolNetCoreTargetFrameworkVersions list
- Updated _MinimumNonEolSupportedNetCoreTargetFramework from net6.0 to net8.0
GivenThatWeWantToTargetEolFrameworks.cs:
- Added "net6.0" to the test cases to verify the warning is generated correctly

Verification

✅ .NET 6.0 console applications now generate NETSDK1138 warning
✅ .NET 8.0 console applications do not generate warning (current supported version)
✅ .NET 7.0 console applications still generate warning (regression test)
✅ .NET 6.0 library projects do not generate warning (expected behavior per existing logic)

Example warning output:

warning NETSDK1138: The target framework 'net6.0' is out of support and will not receive security updates in the future. Please refer to https://aka.ms/dotnet-core-support for more information about the support policy.

The changes are minimal and follow the established pattern used for other EOL frameworks.

Fixes #46640.

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marcpopMSFT · 2025-06-23T23:52:10Z

@copilot a bunch of tests are failing because they aren't expecting the new warning. The easiest solution is to set CheckEolTargetFramework to false in any of these tests to suppress the warning for that specific test. This can be done during the build step or as an environment variable.

Please apply that change to the following failing tests:
Microsoft.DotNet.Cli.New.IntegrationTests.CommonTemplatesTests.FeaturesSupport
Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests.GivenThatWeWantToRunILLink1.Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests.GivenThatWeWantToRunILLink1.IsTrimmable_warns_when_expected_for_not_correctly_multitargeted_libraries
Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests.GivenThatWeWantToPublishAnAotApp.Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests.GivenThatWeWantToPublishAnAotApp.IsAotCompatible_warns_when_expected_for_not_correctly_multitarget_libraries
Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests.GivenThatWeWantToPublishASingleFileApp.Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests.GivenThatWeWantToPublishASingleFileApp.EnableSingleFile_warns_when_expected_for_not_correctly_multitargeted_libraries

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Copilot · 2025-06-24T00:01:48Z

@copilot a bunch of tests are failing because they aren't expecting the new warning. The easiest solution is to set CheckEolTargetFramework to false in any of these tests to suppress the warning for t...

Fixed all four failing tests by adding CheckEolTargetFramework=false to suppress the new .NET 6.0 EOL warnings. Changes include:

CommonTemplatesTests.FeaturesSupport: Added /p:CheckEolTargetFramework=false to the DotnetBuildCommand.Execute() call
IsTrimmable_warns_when_expected_for_not_correctly_multitargeted_libraries: Replaced NoWarn=NETSDK1138 with CheckEolTargetFramework=false property
IsAotCompatible_warns_when_expected_for_not_correctly_multitarget_libraries: Added CheckEolTargetFramework=false property
EnableSingleFile_warns_when_expected_for_not_correctly_multitargeted_libraries: Added CheckEolTargetFramework=false property

All tests now build successfully without the unexpected NETSDK1138 warnings. Commit: 5279382

marcpopMSFT · 2025-06-25T22:13:28Z

@copilot I tried to fix a few tests but the testAsset doesn't have the additionaproperties option. Instead, can you remove that call I added and add /p:CheckEolTargetFramework=false to the Execute call on the testAsset buildCommand?

marcpopMSFT · 2025-06-27T00:01:50Z

@copilot I tried to fix a few tests but the testAsset doesn't have the additionaproperties option. Instead, can you remove that call I added and add /p:CheckEolTargetFramework=false to the Execute call on the testAsset buildCommand?

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Pull Request Overview

This PR adds .NET 6.0 to the list of End-of-Life target frameworks so that executable projects targeting it generate NETSDK1138 warnings, and it updates the minimum supported target framework from net6.0 to net8.0. Key changes include:

Updating the _EolNetCoreTargetFrameworkVersions list and _MinimumNonEolSupportedNetCoreTargetFramework property in Microsoft.NET.EolTargetFrameworks.targets.
Adjusting test cases in multiple test files to handle the new behavior by suppressing the EOL framework warning via the CheckEolTargetFramework property.
Modifying inline data and expected warning conditions in tests for ILLink, AOT, and single-file publishing scenarios.

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File	Description
test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/CommonTemplatesTests.cs	Sets the CheckEolTargetFramework flag via environment variables and command-line parameters to suppress warnings.
test/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToRunILLink.cs	Updates inline test data and modifies the build command parameter to match the new behavior for EOL framework checks.
test/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToPublishAnAotApp.cs	Adjusts test properties and expected log output to use the new CheckEolTargetFramework setting.
test/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToPublishASingleFileApp.cs	Changes inline data and build command parameters for single-file app publishing tests with the updated EOL check.
test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToTargetEolFrameworks.cs	Adds a new test case for net6.0 to verify that an appropriate warning is generated.
src/Tasks/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tasks/targets/Microsoft.NET.EolTargetFrameworks.targets	Incorporates .NET 6.0 in the list of EOL frameworks and updates the minimum supported target to net8.0.

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test/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToPublishASingleFileApp.cs:758

[nitpick] The change from using a binary log parameter to explicitly setting '/p:CheckEolTargetFramework=false' may reduce diagnostic logging. Confirm that any necessary build diagnostics are maintained for troubleshooting purposes.

            var resultAssertion = buildCommand.Execute("/p:CheckEolTargetFramework=false")

test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/CommonTemplatesTests.cs

marcpopMSFT · 2025-06-27T22:50:50Z

@agocke I had to adjust the publish tests if you wanted to take a look. This change will eventually go into 8 and 9 servicing as we'll want the build warning there as well but starting in main.

marcpopMSFT · 2025-07-16T21:53:37Z

/backport to release/8.0.1xx

marcpopMSFT · 2025-07-16T21:53:43Z

/backport to release/9.0.1xx

github-actions · 2025-07-16T21:53:44Z

Started backporting to release/8.0.1xx: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/actions/runs/16331124062

github-actions · 2025-07-16T21:53:54Z

Started backporting to release/9.0.1xx: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/actions/runs/16331125825

github-actions · 2025-07-16T21:54:07Z

@marcpopMSFT backporting to "release/8.0.1xx" failed, the patch most likely resulted in conflicts:

$ git am --3way --empty=keep --ignore-whitespace --keep-non-patch changes.patch

Creating an empty commit: Initial plan
Applying: Add .NET 6.0 to EOL frameworks list
Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
A	test/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToTargetEolFrameworks.cs
Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
Auto-merging src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Build.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToTargetEolFrameworks.cs
Applying: Fix failing tests by suppressing .NET 6.0 EOL warnings
Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
A	test/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToPublishASingleFileApp.cs
A	test/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToPublishAnAotApp.cs
A	test/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToRunILLink.cs
A	test/dotnet-new.IntegrationTests/CommonTemplatesTests.cs
Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
Auto-merging src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToPublishASingleFileApp.cs
Auto-merging src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToPublishAnAotApp.cs
Auto-merging src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToRunILLink.cs
CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in src/Tests/Microsoft.NET.Publish.Tests/GivenThatWeWantToRunILLink.cs
Auto-merging src/Tests/dotnet-new.Tests/CommonTemplatesTests.cs
error: Failed to merge in the changes.
hint: Use 'git am --show-current-patch=diff' to see the failed patch
hint: When you have resolved this problem, run "git am --continue".
hint: If you prefer to skip this patch, run "git am --skip" instead.
hint: To restore the original branch and stop patching, run "git am --abort".
hint: Disable this message with "git config set advice.mergeConflict false"
Patch failed at 0003 Fix failing tests by suppressing .NET 6.0 EOL warnings
Error: The process '/usr/bin/git' failed with exit code 128

Please backport manually!

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