The main purpose of this repository is to package the open editions of the F# compiler, core library and core tools for use across multiple platforms.
Most contributions to the F# compiler/library/tools go first via the
repository at http://visualfsharp.codeplex.com. This ensures that the main
packaging of F# on Windows (the Visual F# Tools) also includes any contributions that are made, and
ensures that the versions do not diverge.
If you are using Windows, you should fork that repo and contribute directly there. Your contributions will then be merged into this repo.
If you are using Linux or OSX, you should prepare your contributions by forking this repository (the code is essentially the same). This will give you access to the cross-platform testing available from this repo. At the moment the process is:
- Fork this repo.
- Build and test using the subset of tests available in this repo. If you like, submit a PR to this repo in order to trigger an automatic Travis run, or set up a Travis hook in your fork.
- Seek initial review by posting an issue in this repository or http://visualfsharp.codeplex.com. Make it clear you are working on Linux or OSX.
- Cherry-pick your changes into a pull request for http://visualfsharp.codeplex.com and submit for final testing and clearance.
- The change will then be merged into this repo at a later point.
It is likely that some people don't have access to Windows in order to run final tests at step 4. If you need help, email fsharp-opensource@googlegroups.com and ask to make a final test run on Windows.
Contributions specifically related to the packaging of the Open Edition should be made here.
The master branch is for the latest version of F# (currently F# 3.1).
To bootstrap the compiler, binaries built from an earlier version of this project are used.
This codebase uses the Apache 2.0 license.
Head (branch master), Mono 3.x, OSX + some unit tests (Travis)
F# 3.1 (branch fsharp_31, Mono 3.x, OSX + some unit tests (Travis)
F# 3.0 (branch fsharp_30), Mono 3.x, OSX + some unit tests (Travis)
F# 3.1, Mono 3.x (TeamCity)
F# 3.1, .NET 4.0, Windows (TeamCity)
F# 3.1, .NET 2.0 etc., Windows (TeamCity)
Requires mono 3.0 or higher.
OS X requires automake 2.69. To install from homebrew:
brew install automake
The usual:
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install
By default that makes optimized binaries. To make debug, use make CONFIG=debug
Use a prefix to your version of Mono:
./autogen.sh --prefix=/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/
make
sudo make install
By default that makes optimized binaries. To make debug, use make CONFIG=debug
If you have only VS2012 or VS2013 installed, and not VS2010, you'll need to install the F# 2.0 Runtime (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13450).
Build using:
build.bat
This build the proto compiler, then the library, then the final compiler.
You can also build these independently using:
cd src
msbuild fsharp-proto-build.proj
ngen install ..\lib\proto\fsc-proto.exe
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:Configuration=Release
msbuild fsharp-compiler-build.proj /p:Configuration=Release
You can also build the FSharp.Core for .NET 2.0, Xamarin Android, Xamarin iOS, Portable Profile47 (net45+sl5+win8), XNA 4.0 for Xbox 360, and Silverlight 5.0 profiles:
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=net20 /p:Configuration=Release
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=portable-net45+sl5+win8 /p:Configuration=Release
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=portable-windows8+net45 /p:Configuration=Release
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=sl5 /p:Configuration=Release
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=monodroid /p:Configuration=Release
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=monotouch /p:Configuration=Release
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=net40-xna40-xbox360 /p:Configuration=Release
You can also build the FSharp.Core and FSharp.Compiler.Silverlight.dll for Silverlight 5.0:
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=sl5-compiler /p:Configuration=Release
msbuild fsharp-compiler-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=sl5-compiler /p:Configuration=Release
Change to /p:Configuration=Debug for debug binaries.
Add /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0 to build a back version of FSharp.Core.dll with a
version number suitable for use when building libaries that have usable with both F# 3.0 and F# 3.1 libraries.
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=net20 /p:Configuration=Release /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=net40 /p:Configuration=Release /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=portable-net45+sl5+win8 /p:Configuration=Release /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=portable-windows8+net45 /p:Configuration=Release /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=sl5 /p:Configuration=Release /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=monodroid /p:Configuration=Release /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=monotouch /p:Configuration=Release /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0
msbuild fsharp-library-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=net40-xna40-xbox360 /p:Configuration=Release /p:FSharpCoreBackVersion=3.0
cd src
xbuild fsharp-proto-build.proj
xbuild fsharp-library-build.proj
xbuild fsharp-compiler-build.proj
Building using xbuild does not yet lay down a Mono-ready distribution (see src/fsharp/targets.make), so should only be used for private development rather than preparing distributions.
The FSharp.Core.dll produced is only delay-signed (Mono does not require strong names). If a strong-name signed FSharp.Core.dll is needed then use the one in
lib\bootstrap\signed\.NETFramework\v4.0\4.3.1.0\FSharp.Core.dll
Built main compiler binaries go to lib/release/4.0
Additionally, versions of FSharp.Core for .NET 2.0, MonoAndroid, MonoTouch (Mono profile 2.1) go to lib/release/2.0 lib/release/2.1 lib/release/2.1monotouch
make install sends the binaries to the prefix location, e.g.
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/2.0/FSharp.Core.dll
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/2.1/FSharp.Core.dll
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/4.0/fsc.exe
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/4.0/FSharp.Compiler.dll
...
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/4.5/fsc.exe
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/4.5/FSharp.Compiler.dll
...
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/gac/.../FSharp.Compiler.dll
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/gac/.../FSharp.Compiler.dll
...
plus some files for xbuild support
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Microsoft\ F#/v4.0/*
/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/lib/mono/Microsoft\ SDKs/F#/3.0/Framework/*
(these names are the canonical names for Microsoft.FSharp.Targets used by project files coming from Visual Studio)
plus scripts
/usr/bin/fsharpc (F# compiler)
/usr/bin/fsharpi (F# Interactive)
A continuous integration build is set up with the JetBrains/Teamcity server as part of the F# community projects there:
http://teamcity.codebetter.com/project.html?projectId=project61&tab=projectOverview
@forki controls access. Presently this builds both a Mono make install and a Windows cd src; msbuild fsharp-build.proj build. No binaries are saved from the build, it is just for sanity checking.
Open all-vs2012.sln, and edit in modes Debug or Release. The compiler takes a good while to compile and that
can be a bit invasive to the work flow, so it's normally better to do the actual compilation from
the command line, see above.
Historically it is difficult to edit the compiler with Xamarin Studio or MonoDevelop because of bugs in loading the hand-edited project files and targets used in the F# compiler build. These are generally in the process of being fixed, your mileage will vary.
Only a subset of the tests are currently enabled.
After building and installing, run
cd tests/fsharp/core
./run-all.sh
There are language tests under tests\fsharp\core. The test apparatus is primitive and unfortunately uses batch.
Set up a shell (release mode):
cd tests
run40.bat
ngen install ..\lib\release\fsc.exe
ngen install ..\lib\release\fsi.exe
Run the tests:
.\build-and-run.bat
Examine build-and-run.log. This will contain one entry for each test directory, plus any reported errors.
tests\fsharp\core
tests\fsharp\core\queriesCustomQueryOps
tests\fsharp\core\queriesLeafExpressionConvert
tests\fsharp\core\queriesNullableOperators
tests\fsharp\core\queriesOverIEnumerable
...
Some tests for LINQ queries require SQL Server be installed. A failing test will look like this:
ERRORLEVEL=1: in tests\fsharp\core\csfromfs\build.bat
You can then go to the relevant directory and run build.bat and run.bat.
This uses the proto compiler to build the unit tests that check some parts of FSharp.Core.dll and FSharp.Compiler.dll. There is also another set of tests under tests\fsharp.
msbuild fsharp-library-unittests-build.proj /p:TargetFramework=net40
Note: You must have NUnit installed to build the unit tests.
Here are some simple tests to validate what you have built by checking fsi.exe (F# Interactive) starts up:
lib\debug\4.0\fsi.exe
1 + 1;;
\#q;;
lib\debug\4.0\fsi.exe /help
lib\debug\4.0\fsc.exe /help
echo printfn "hello world" > hello.fs
lib\debug\4.0\fsc.exe hello.fs
hello.exe
F# compiler sources as initially dropped are available from fsharppowerpack.codeplex.com.
On 4 April 2014, Microsoft Open Tech published the F# compiler sources at http://visualfsharp.codeplex.com and began accepting contributions to the F# compiler/library and tools. This repository is a modified version of that.
This repository uses bootstrapping libraries, tools and F# compiler. The lib/bootstrap/X.0 directories contain mono-built libraries, compiler and tools that can be used to bootstrap a build. You can also supply your own via the --with-bootstrap option.
vagrant up
vagrant ssh
cd /vagrant
sudo apt-get install dos2unix autoconf
./autogen.sh --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install