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Activity for February 2026

Suggested Actions for Maintainer

Comprehensive list of all pending actions requiring maintainer attention (excludes items already actioned and checked off).

• Review PR [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136: Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT env var to FSAC (Closes F# client: couldn't create connection to server. when the system env DOTNET_ROOT is not set #1996) — Review
• Merge PR [Repo Assist] Prepare release 7.31.2 #2135: Release 7.31.2 (bumps version + RELEASE_NOTES for [Repo Assist] Fix test location URI construction on Linux/Mac (#2117) #2129 and [Repo Assist] Fix minimum VS Code engine version in extension manifest #2131) — Review
• Review PR [Repo Assist] Fix Test Explorer hierarchy when test names contain '.' or '+' separators #2133: Fix Test Explorer hierarchy for test names containing . or + (Closes Expecto tests with a + in the name create an indented result in the test explorer #2007, If a test name contains . then the Test explorer is going to create a new branch/node #2013, related to Text explorer: Test host process crashes if test method name contains certain characters #1960) — Review
• Close PR [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134: Timeout fix for dotnet test --list-tests — likely obsolete since VSTest migration (Migrate the Test Explorer to use FSAutoComplete / VSTest #2106); only applies to legacy UseLegacyDotnetCliIntegration path — Review
• Review PR Fix xUnit test name parsing with floating point parameters #2127: Fix xUnit test name parsing with floating point parameters (Copilot-created, draft, assigned to TheAngryByrd) — Review
• Review PR Proof of concept using different base paths #2079: Proof of concept using different base paths to prevent test discovery from breaking design-time builds (Closes Test Discovery can influence/break design time builds #2078) — Review
• Review upstream PR Fix SourceLink go-to-definition failure when .NET 10 is used on Linux FsAutoComplete#1441: Fix go-to-definition in .NET 10 devcontainer (by @serefarikan, linked from Cannot go to definition for FSharp.Core in .NET 10 Devcontainer #2115) — View
• Review upstream PR Support rendering | null syntax for nullable values in tooltips FsAutoComplete#1353: Fix missing | null annotation in tooltips (by @baronfel, linked from Missing | null annotation from tooltip #2073) — View
• Close issue Solution filter not applied to solution explorer #1708: @Numpsy confirmed the solution filter bug is resolved — View
• Check comment One uncaught error #2138: Repo Assist asked reporter for actual error details (just "1 uncaught error" with no stack trace) — View
• Check comment Test Discovery can influence/break design time builds #2078: Repo Assist synthesized discussion, pointed to PR Proof of concept using different base paths #2079 as PoC fix — View
• Check comment Missing | null annotation from tooltip #2073: Repo Assist pointed to baronfel's blocked FsAutoComplete PR Encapsulation of arrows broken in tooltips #1353 — View
• Check comment Need a setting to track visibility of type annotation code lenses #1698: Repo Assist noted FSharp.codeLenses.signature.enabled already exists in package.json — verify it actually works — View
• Check comment FSI crash on macOS when pretty-print recursive Dictionary #1804: Repo Assist commented — suggested testing with current Ionide; noted watcher.fsx was updated since 7.4.0 — View
• Check comment FSharp > Line Lens: Enabled #1821: Repo Assist commented on LineLens behavior (replaceCodeLens/always modes) — verify guidance is helpful — View
• Check comment Symbol names are seen by Ionide in a corrupted way #1835: Repo Assist commented — identified stale document state race condition with auto-save; asked if still reproducible on 7.31.x — View
• Check comment References annotation never goes away #1838: Repo Assist commented on CodeLens/References settings — verify guidance is accurate — View
• Check comment Namespace/module declaration error after adding a new file #1857: Repo Assist commented — suggested F#: Reload Projects workaround for namespace error after adding file — View
• Check comment syntax highlight issue - string interpolation #1876: Repo Assist commented on syntax highlight string interpolation — directed to ionide-fsgrammar — View
• Check comment Text explorer: Test host process crashes if test method name contains certain characters #1960: Repo Assist linked PR [Repo Assist] Fix Test Explorer hierarchy when test names contain '.' or '+' separators #2133 as fix for duplicate-key crash (. and + in test names) — View
• Check comment Refresh tests stuck randomly when test project has no tests in it #1991: Repo Assist acknowledged VSTest migration makes PR [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134 legacy-only — View
• Check comment F# client: couldn't create connection to server. when the system env DOTNET_ROOT is not set #1996: Repo Assist commented on DOTNET_ROOT fix and submitted PR [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136 — View
• Check comment Weird syntax highlighting in interpolated strings #2037: Repo Assist redirected interpolated string syntax highlighting issue to ionide-fsgrammar — View
• Check comment Inlay hint does not work correctly if the path to the source code contains Unicode characters #2077: Repo Assist commented on Unicode path inlay hint issue — verify guidance is helpful — View
• Check comment Remove hard-coded inlay hint max length limit #2101: Repo Assist commented with FsAutoComplete code pointers to help contributors fix inlay hint max length — View
• Check comment Cannot go to definition for FSharp.Core in .NET 10 Devcontainer #2115: Repo Assist surfaced upstream FsAutoComplete PR Squiggly lines on types imported on references with #r nuget #1441 (go-to-definition in .NET 10 devcontainer) — View

Future Work for Repo Assist

• Continue triaging older backlog issues (pre-1500 range, many unlabelled)
• Investigate lineLens / codeLenses enabled: crash with stack trace #2121 further once reporter shares stack trace
• DotRush (DotRush as alternative to muhammad-sammy.csharp #2119): if maintainers approve, draft PR to add nromanov.dotrush to requiredExtensions
• File upstream FsAutoComplete issue for UnnecessaryParentheses diagnostic range (re: "Parentheses can be removed" highlights entire expression range #2116)
• After [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136 is merged, update [Repo Assist] Prepare release 7.31.2 #2135 release notes to include the DOTNET_ROOT fix

Run History

2026-02-28 13:42 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Test Discovery can influence/break design time builds #2078: Synthesized discussion, explained root cause (test discovery build artifacts), pointed to PR Proof of concept using different base paths #2079 as PoC fix

2026-02-27 13:49 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Missing | null annotation from tooltip #2073: Pointed to baronfel's blocked FsAutoComplete PR Encapsulation of arrows broken in tooltips #1353 fixing missing | null tooltip annotation

2026-02-26 13:55 UTC — Run

• 🏷️ Labelled One uncaught error #2138 with bug and needs triage (new vague "uncaught error" report)
• 💬 Commented on One uncaught error #2138: Asked reporter to share actual error from Developer Tools / Output panel

2026-02-25 00:14 UTC — Run

• 🏷️ Labelled Navigate to symbol doesn't work #1964 with bug (Navigate to symbol doesn't work — was the only unlabelled open issue)

2026-02-25 00:04 UTC — Run

• 🔍 Verified all Repo Assist PRs ([Repo Assist] Fix Test Explorer hierarchy when test names contain '.' or '+' separators #2133, [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134, [Repo Assist] Prepare release 7.31.2 #2135, [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136) — all clean, no conflicts
• 🔍 Checked for new issues and contributors — no new user issues or PRs since last run
• 🔍 Reviewed recent issue activity (lineLens / codeLenses enabled: crash with stack trace #2121, Problems with xUnit Test Explorer test names in VS Code with F#. #2126, Text explorer: Test host process crashes if test method name contains certain characters #1960) — no new human responses since last comments

2026-02-24 23:36 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Refresh tests stuck randomly when test project has no tests in it #1991: Acknowledged VSTest migration (Migrate the Test Explorer to use FSAutoComplete / VSTest #2106) makes PR [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134 timeout fix legacy-only
• 💬 Commented on PR [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134: Flagged as potentially closeable — fix only applies to legacy dotnet test path
• 💬 Commented on Need a setting to track visibility of type annotation code lenses #1698: Noted FSharp.codeLenses.signature.enabled already exists in package.json

2026-02-24 23:23 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Symbol names are seen by Ionide in a corrupted way #1835: Identified stale document state race condition with auto-save; asked if still reproducible on 7.31.x
• 🔍 Verified Repo Assist PRs ([Repo Assist] Fix Test Explorer hierarchy when test names contain '.' or '+' separators #2133, [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134, [Repo Assist] Prepare release 7.31.2 #2135, [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136) — all clean, CI pending (no action needed)

2026-02-24 23:02 UTC — Run

• 🔍 Verified all Repo Assist PRs ([Repo Assist] Fix Test Explorer hierarchy when test names contain '.' or '+' separators #2133, [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134, [Repo Assist] Prepare release 7.31.2 #2135, [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136) — all clean, no conflicts
• 💬 Commented on References annotation never goes away #1838: CodeLens/References settings guidance — explained setting dependencies and reload workaround

2026-02-24 22:27 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Weird syntax highlighting in interpolated strings #2037: Interpolated string syntax highlighting — redirected to ionide-fsgrammar for grammar tokenizer fix

2026-02-24 22:12 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Namespace/module declaration error after adding a new file #1857: Namespace/module error after adding file — suggested F#: Reload Projects workaround
• 💬 Commented on FSI crash on macOS when pretty-print recursive Dictionary #1804: FSI crash with recursive Dictionary in watcher.fsx — suggested testing with current Ionide

2026-02-24 21:04 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Cannot go to definition for FSharp.Core in .NET 10 Devcontainer #2115: Surfaced FsAutoComplete upstream PR Squiggly lines on types imported on references with #r nuget #1441 (go-to-definition fix in .NET 10 devcontainer)

2026-02-24 20:32 UTC — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix: propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT environment variable to FSAC #2136: Fix propagate FSharp.dotnetRoot as DOTNET_ROOT env var to FSAC (Closes F# client: couldn't create connection to server. when the system env DOTNET_ROOT is not set #1996)
• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Prepare release 7.31.2 #2135: Prepare release 7.31.2

2026-02-24 19:26 UTC — Run

• 💬 Commented on Inlay hint does not work correctly if the path to the source code contains Unicode characters #2077: Unicode path inlay hint — suggested URI encoding mismatch as root cause
• 💬 Commented on Remove hard-coded inlay hint max length limit #2101: Inlay hint max length — code pointers to help contributors in FsAutoComplete

2026-02-23 — Run

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix Test Explorer hierarchy when test names contain '.' or '+' separators #2133: Fix Test Explorer hierarchy for . or + in test names (Closes Expecto tests with a + in the name create an indented result in the test explorer #2007, If a test name contains . then the Test explorer is going to create a new branch/node #2013)
• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix: add 60-second safety timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (#1991) #2134: Add 60-second timeout to dotnet test --list-tests (Closes Refresh tests stuck randomly when test project has no tests in it #1991)
• 💬 Multiple issue comments (see prior runs)

2026-02-22 — Runs

• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix test location URI construction on Linux/Mac (#2117) #2129: Fix test URI construction on Linux/Mac — merged 2026-02-23 ✅
• 🔧 Created PR [Repo Assist] Fix minimum VS Code engine version in extension manifest #2131: Fix VS Code engine version — merged 2026-02-23 ✅
• 💬 Commented on 20+ issues (triage, workarounds, upstream pointers)
• 🏷️ Labelled 80+ issues and PRs

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