Roslyn: .NET Compiler Platform SDK does not install in VS2019

[JamesNK]

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioProductTeam.NETCompilerPlatformSDK

The plugin advertises that it is compatible with VS2019 but the installer says otherwise:

[jmarolf]

I'll update this to not advertise 2019. This now ships as part of the VS installer under extensibility ->.net compiler platform sdk

[JamesNK]

Ok. Add that as a note in big text on the plugin page as well. It's need to know intel.

[devhawk]

Is this the case for latest version of VS2017 as well? I installed the VSGallery package - ran into the issue @JamesNK saw regarding not able to install in VS2019. I installed for 2017 successfully but when I launched VS, I was prompted to uninstall the extension because it was incompatible. I was able to uninstall the gallery extension and install the .NET Compiler SDK from VS Installer.

[Pilchie]

@devhawk yes, since around 15.5 IIRC?

[devhawk]

Then the gallery page should indicate that as well. It would also be great if the plugin would fail to install on versions of VS2017 that it's not compatible with, though that seems like more effort for smaller impact relative to updating the gallery web page.

[peteraritchie]

Hi Team. Some observations:

1. From a documentation point of view, most things talks about installing an SDK from the marketplace
2. The documentation isn't clear what applies to 2017 and what applies to 2019
3. It's not clear that VS Installer must be used to install the sdk when not using 2017
4. Right-clicking a VSIX project in 2019 prior to installing the SDK shows an Add/Analyzer item that opens Add New Item to an empty Analyzer node. After installing SDK, it's gone :/

[tenholde]

I have installed the compiler sdk via VS installer on VS2019. I have a Win Form solution based on Framework 4.0. I cannot find a compatible dll to reference that will allow me to use the CodeAnalysis dlls. Can someone help me out her?