Using dotnet-version: 7.0.x installs .NET 8.0.x instead onf 7.0.x

[MikeSchulze]

Description:
I added the setup-dotnet action to install Net 7.0.x if is required, but it installs the NET 8.0.x

Task version:
actions/setup-dotnet@v4

Platform:

• Ubuntu 22.04.5
• macOS
• Windows

Runner type:

• Hosted
• Self-hosted

Repro steps:

    - name: 'Setup .NET SDK'
      uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
      with:
        dotnet-version: '7.0.x'

Expected behavior:
I used a matrix and caching action behind, but the installation looks wrong.
https://github.com/MikeSchulze/gdUnit4-action/blob/50ab18fa8987997062e88fae49211bb751674e89/action.yml#L158

Actual behavior:

Run sdk_version=$(echo "net7.0" | sed 's/^net\([0-9]\.[0-9]\)$/\1.x/')
Using .NET version: '7.0.x'
Run actions/setup-dotnet@v4
  with:
    dotnet-version: 7.0.x
    cache: false
  env:
    CACHE_NAME: Linux-Godot_v4.2-stable-net7.0
    RUN_GDSCRIPT_TESTS: false
    GDUNIT_VERSION: master
    SDK_VERSION: 7.0.x
    DOTNET_VERSION: net7.0
/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/setup-dotnet/v4/externals/install-dotnet.sh --skip-non-versioned-files --runtime dotnet --channel LTS
dotnet-install: Attempting to download using aka.ms link https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/Runtime/8.0.12/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Remote file https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/Runtime/8.0.12/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-x64.tar.gz size is 31279408 bytes.
dotnet-install: Extracting archive from https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/Runtime/8.0.12/dotnet-runtime-8.0.12-linux-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Downloaded file size is 31279408 bytes.
dotnet-install: The remote and local file sizes are equal.
dotnet-install: Installed version is 8.0.12
dotnet-install: Adding to current process PATH: `/usr/share/dotnet`. Note: This change will be visible only when sourcing script.
dotnet-install: Note that the script does not resolve dependencies during installation.
dotnet-install: To check the list of dependencies, go to https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install, select your operating system and check the "Dependencies" section.
dotnet-install: Installation finished successfully.
/home/runner/work/_actions/actions/setup-dotnet/v4/externals/install-dotnet.sh --skip-non-versioned-files --channel 7.0
dotnet-install: .NET Core SDK with version '7.0.410' is already installed.
Run cd "./"
8.0.404
  Determining projects to restore...
  Restored /home/runner/work/gdUnit4-action/gdUnit4-action/test.csproj (in 2.16 sec).
  test -> /home/runner/work/gdUnit4-action/gdUnit4-action/.godot/mono/temp/bin/Debug/test.dll
Build succeeded.
    0 Warning(s)
    0 Error(s)
Time Elapsed 00:00:13.91
Project 'test' has the following package references
   [net7.0]: 
   Top-level Package             Requested   Resolved
   > gdUnit4.api                 4.3.*       4.3.1   
   > gdUnit4.test.adapter        2.0.*       2.0.0   
   > Godot.SourceGenerators      4.2.1       4.2.1   
   > GodotSharp                  4.2.1       4.2.1   
   > GodotSharpEditor            4.2.1       4.2.1   
   > Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk      17.9.0      17.9.0  

[priya-kinthali]

Hello @MikeSchulze👋,
Thank you for reporting this issue. We will investigate it and get back to you as soon as we have some feedback.

[petesramek]

UPDATE: After an additional investigation it seems the issue with .NET Core SDK 2.0 is caused by an issue with download at source. I've opened an issue: .NET Core 2.0 SDK download links are mixed up with .NET Core 2.1 version

I have run into similar issue. .NET Core SDK 2.0 is not installed. Instead, version 2.1 is. As this won't be a priority issue, I am just adding it here for people that might need to find a workaround.

Description:
I have added the setup-dotnet action to install all .NET SDKs supported by .NET Standard [2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0, 3.1, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0].

Task version:

actions/setup-dotnet@v3
actions/setup-dotnet@v4

Platform:

• [ x ] Ubuntu

• [ x ] macOS

• [ x ] Windows

Runner type:

• [ x ] Hosted

• Self-hosted

Expected behavior:

All requested versions of SDK are installed correctly.

YAML

- name: Install .NET SDK
  uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
  with:
    dotnet-version: |
      2.0.x
      2.1.x
      2.2.x
      3.0.x
      3.1.x
      5.x
      6.x
      7.x
      8.x
      9.x

Console Output

/Users/runner/work/_actions/actions/setup-dotnet/v4/externals/install-dotnet.sh --skip-non-versioned-files --channel 2.0
dotnet-install: Attempting to download using primary link https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/Sdk/2.1.202/dotnet-sdk-2.1.202-osx-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Remote file https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/Sdk/2.1.202/dotnet-sdk-2.1.202-osx-x64.tar.gz size is 170710640 bytes.
dotnet-install: Extracting archive from https://builds.dotnet.microsoft.com/dotnet/Sdk/2.1.[20](https://github.com/petesramek/polyline-algorithm-csharp/actions/runs/13056443705/job/36428618609#step:3:21)2/dotnet-sdk-2.1.202-osx-x64.tar.gz
dotnet-install: Downloaded file size is 170710640 bytes.
dotnet-install: The remote and local file sizes are equal.
dotnet-install: Installed version is 2.1.202
dotnet-install: Adding to current process PATH: `/Users/runner/.dotnet`. Note: This change will be visible only when sourcing script.
dotnet-install: Note that the script does not resolve dependencies during installation.
dotnet-install: To check the list of dependencies, go to https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/install, select your operating system and check the "Dependencies" section.
dotnet-install: Installation finished successfully.

Workaround:

To install all requested .NET SDKs, you can use actions/setup-dotnet@v2, which works for all versions correctly.

- name: Install .NET SDK
  uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v2
  with:
    dotnet-version: |
      2.0.x
      2.1.x
      2.2.x
      3.0.x
      3.1.x
      5.x
      6.x
      7.x
      8.x
      9.x

[mahabaleshwars]

Hi @MikeSchulze, this is expected behavior with setup-dotnet@v4. Here's what you can expect:

It ensures a minimal installation of the latest runtime version to provide the most up-to-date stable .NET executable.
It installs the necessary SDK based on your needs.
This update addresses issue #387 . Previously, setup-dotnet@v3 would overwrite the .NET executable on every action run, potentially causing failures if the executable was still in use. In setup-dotnet@v4, we’ve resolved this by adding an install script that installs the LTS version of the .NET executable, which is used for all subsequent installations (see #433 ).

The first install script performs the download only once per workflow.

If you need an earlier SDK version, you can specify it in a global.json file. For more details, refer to the setup-dotnet documentation.

[MikeSchulze]

That's sounds strange, how can this the expected behavior?

There is an option dotnet-version: to set the version to install, so you break this option with v4.
And I see no relation to #387
With v4 we need now to define in addition a global.json that makes the option dotnet-version: obsolete to define the version.
014f8c8

[petesramek]

Hi @MikeSchulze,

I would say, that @mahabaleshwars meant that in addition to requested version latest LTS version is installed.

In your case version 7.0.410 is already installed. dotnet-install: .NET Core SDK with version '7.0.410' is already installed.

On top of that latest LTS is installed. dotnet-install: Installed version is 8.0.12