Single cross-platform package?

[jcoc611-microsoft]

Is there a single ClearScript V8 package we could include that automatically works on all supported platforms?

Our package reference looks like this:

<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.ClearScript;Microsoft.ClearScript.osx-x64;Microsoft.ClearScript.osx-arm64;Microsoft.ClearScript.linux-x64" />

We sometimes get customers using new platforms and have to spend a lot of time debugging why the program isn't working on their end. It would be helpful if we could reduce this down to a single cross-platform package.

[ClearScriptLib]

Hello @jcoc611-microsoft,

Can you say more about your customer scenario? For example, is ClearScript a dependency of a NuGet package that your team provides?

Thanks!

[jcoc611-microsoft]

In our setup, ClearScript is a dependency of a C# project included in a end-user desktop application

[ClearScriptLib]

ClearScript is a dependency of a C# project included in a end-user desktop application.

Sorry, we aren't clear on the problem. Is it not possible for your application to depend on multiple packages?

[jcoc611-microsoft]

It is possible, we are just wondering if there could be a Microsoft.ClearScript.All package that imports all available platforms rather than having to list them out explicitly on our end

[ClearScriptLib]

we are just wondering if there could be a Microsoft.ClearScript.All package that imports all available platforms

That should certainly be possible. Out of curiosity, how is your application packaged and distributed? Bundling all the native V8 assemblies could impact your package size significantly.

[jcoc611-microsoft]

Something like this

dotnet build --no-self-contained --runtime $(BuildRuntime)

Would passing an explicit runtime prune the packages auto-magically?

[ClearScriptLib]

Would passing an explicit runtime prune the packages auto-magically?

A dotnet build probably fetches all the dependencies. However, once your project is built, something like dotnet publish only bundles cross-platform files and those that apply to the specified target platform(s).

In any case, we'll take a closer look at this for a future release.

Thank you!

[ClearScriptLib]

The NuGet package is now available.