[wix-users] DotNot 5x detection

[Sean Hall]

.NET Framework 5.0 does not exist. .NET 5 should have been named .NET Core
5. It was extremely confusing for Microsoft to decide on that naming.

Detecting it is tracked in https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/6257.
You might find this useful:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/67024261/how-to-install-a-net-core-application-with-net-core-runtime-prerequisite-from-w/67198122#67198122

On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 11:03 AM Mike Henseler via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

>
> Currently WIX does not have a check for NETFRAMEWORK50 or does it?
>
> Looking at the wix source code, it appears you do not actually parse the
> version number pulled from registry, you only use the existence of the key
> as detection. Correct me if I am wrong.
> Example:
>      <Property Id="NETFRAMEWORK45" Secure="yes">
>       <RegistrySearch Id="NetFramework45" Root="HKLM"
> Key="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full" Name="Release"
> Type="raw" />
>     </Property>
>
> Currently I have written  a CA to get version from this key but have to
> parse the version info and cannot use only the existence of this key as a
> positive detection.
>
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\dotnet\Setup\InstalledVersions\x64\hostfxr\Version"
>
> Is there a better cleaner way to detect DotNet 5?
>
> What is the plan for future WIX detection of .net 5x?
>
> thnks
>
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