dotnet/roslyn

runtimemetadataversion parameter not documented

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#7,864 opened on Jan 9, 2016

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Description

Command line parameter runtimemetadataversion not documented neither in MSDN, nor in csc /?.

It only indirectly mentioned in error message: "No value for RuntimeMetadataVersion found. No assembly containing System.Object was found nor was a value for RuntimeMetadataVersion specified through options."

It is hard to find it when compiling own mscorlib.

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Locate the documentation file for command line options in the Roslyn repository (likely in the docs folder or in the source code comments). Add the missing 'runtimemetadataversion' parameter with a description based on its usage in error messages.
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csharp
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backendcli
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