Ef6: is there any plan to release entity framework 6.4+ with .NET standard 2.0 support

[muhammadmubashirkhan]

is there any plan to release entity framework 6.4+ with .NET standard 2.0 support so that it can be used with .net core 3.1

[ajcvickers]

@muhammadmubashirkhan EF 6.4 already supports .NET Core 3.1 through .NET Standard 2.1. We don't plan to add support for .NET Standard 2.0.

[amitkub]

I think that this means that you can't use .Net Standard to slowly migrate a project from .Net Framework to .Net Core if you are using Entity Framework.

I will explain:

1. I have a project using EF6 and .Net Framework ~4.7
2. I want to migrate slowly to .Net Core without multi-targeting
3. My solution, move projects slowly to .net standard, but:
   a. I can't use .net standard 2 as EF 6 doesn't support it
   b. I can't use .net Standard 2.1 as .net framework doesn't support it
   So - I must use mutli-targeting?

[rangav]

I am also facing same issue as EF 6.4 does not support .Net Standard 2.0, its making more complicated to share database code between .net core and .net framework projects.

I am using

1. Mvc 5 web with EF 6
2. Asp core 3.1 for api project with EF core

Unfortunately cant share DB logic between the 2 projects.
EF 6.4 made a strange decision not to support .net standard 2.0

Please make EF 6 compatible with .Net Standard 2.0

[ajcvickers]

@rangav See the discussion here: https://github.com/dotnet/ef6/issues/1571