Package name(s):

dotnet3.1

Explanation

.NET Core is an open source and cross-platform framework for developing console and web applications.

As part of the DotNet SIG in Fedora, and working with the .NET Core maintainers upstream, I am planning to propose .NET Core 3.1 as a new package in Fedora. But to be able to build it in Fedora, I will need a bootstrap exception since .NET Core requires itself to build. In this way, it's similar to many other self-hosted languages/runtimes.

I have packages that build locally and the spec files are here:

• dotnet3.1: https://pagure.io/fork/omajid/dotnet-sig/dotnet-3-1/tree/master
• dotnet-build-reference-packages (a build-time dependency needed by .NET Core): https://pagure.io/dotnet-sig/source-build-reference-packages/tree/master

Only the first package, dotnet3.1, needs a bootstrap exception. Once dotnet3.1 is built, I can use that to build dotnet-build-reference-packages and then use those two to build final dotnet3.1 packages. I have tested this workflow locally.

I expect that I might need additional bootstrap exceptions at major new releases, but I am working with upstream to minimize that need.