[dotnet] latest STS version is stuck on 7.0.410

[sliekens]

Hi,

It appears that the latest.version (STS) version is no longer being updated, it should report 9.0.101 but it's still on 7.0.410 three weeks after .NET 9 was released. As a result, the dotnet feature still defaults to installing the latest.version (LTS) version (currently 8.0.403) .

Since the latest.version file above is more of a private API used by the dotnet-install script, maybe now is a good time to rewrite this code to use the releases-index.json. More info: README.

[gauravsaini04]

Hi @sliekens
The existing URL's have already been updated to point to the versions 9.0.101 for STS and 8.0.404 for LTS

[sliekens]

Ok interesting, was it coincidence? 😁

Regardless, I still think it's a good idea to use the releases index rather than the semi-private URL. I could draft a PR for it.

[gauravsaini04]

Yes sort of a coincidence, had been promptly updated by the dotnet team

The URL's that are present in the feature are maintained by dotnet team only

[sliekens]

@gauravsaini04 this just appeared on my feed: dotnet/core#9671
"Critical: .NET install domains and URLs are changing"

It looks like the devcontainer feature might break after 15 Jan because of this change.

[richlander]

Yes, the files in this folder will need to change: https://github.com/devcontainers/features/tree/main/src/dotnet

Might it be time for the repo to snap a new copy of the install script? Or is it really necessary for this repo to keep its own copy with this logic?

https://github.com/dotnet/install-scripts/tree/main/src

/cc @baronfel @mmitche

[sliekens]

@richlander the dotnet-install.sh script in this repo is updated weekly via GitHub Actions (update-dotnet-install-script.yml), so that will get resolved as soon as the action runs and the resulting PR is merged.

The thing that won't resolve itself is the use of latest.version (STS) and latest.version (LTS) to detect which channel has the absolute greatest version. I understand using these files for any purpose is not endorsed.

features/src/dotnet/scripts/dotnet-helpers.sh

Lines 20 to 26 in 8e8e14f

	if [ "$runtime" = "dotnet" ]; then
	wget -qO- "https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/Runtime/$channel/latest.version"
	elif [ "$runtime" = "aspnetcore" ]; then
	wget -qO- "https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/aspnetcore/Runtime/$channel/latest.version"
	else
	wget -qO- "https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/Sdk/$channel/latest.version"
	fi

[sliekens]

I raised #1230 to stop using azureedge.net

[richlander]

I asked for the advice on the special files. Naturally, we're a bit short-staffed at the moment. We're going to publish guidance on the various URL types, including the ones you've asked about.

[richlander]

My team got back to me. Those .version URLs are fine to use. They will be included in the guidance document.