Flutter users often expect Flutter to require Dart to be installed separately, as they understand that Dart, the language, is separate from Flutter, the framework. However Flutter bundles its own Dart installation, which surprises users when they later see the warning about having a separate Dart installation in flutter doctor.
The installation page does mention that Flutter includes the Dart SDK, but only after the option for installing Dart via a package manager, which is what users on Linux systems often jump to, and therefore do not see the message.
Expected fix
A warning or information box at the start of the installation pages indicating Flutter users should not install Dart separately, or that they do not need to (sometimes a separate Dart installation is needed - e.g I have a separate Dart installation to get the latest features on Dart's dev branch before they come to Flutter).
Page URL
https://dart.dev/get-dart
Page source
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Describe the problem
Flutter users often expect Flutter to require Dart to be installed separately, as they understand that Dart, the language, is separate from Flutter, the framework. However Flutter bundles its own Dart installation, which surprises users when they later see the warning about having a separate Dart installation in
flutter doctor.The installation page does mention that Flutter includes the Dart SDK, but only after the option for installing Dart via a package manager, which is what users on Linux systems often jump to, and therefore do not see the message.
Expected fix
A warning or information box at the start of the installation pages indicating Flutter users should not install Dart separately, or that they do not need to (sometimes a separate Dart installation is needed - e.g I have a separate Dart installation to get the latest features on Dart's dev branch before they come to Flutter).
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