Install only one dotnet SDK

But also install all the necessary runtimes.

Author: andyleejordan

PowerShellEditorServices.build.ps1

@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@ if (Get-Command git -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
 
 function Install-Dotnet {
     param (
-        [string[]]$Channel
+        [string[]]$Channel,
+        # Install just the runtime, not the SDK
+        [switch]$Runtime
     )
 
     $env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR = "$PSScriptRoot/.dotnet"
 
-    Write-Host "Installing .NET channels $Channel" -ForegroundColor Green
+    $components = if ($Runtime) { "Runtime" } else { "SDK and Runtime" }
+    Write-Host "Installing .NET $components $Channel" -ForegroundColor Green
 
     # The install script is platform-specific
     $installScriptExt = if ($script:IsNix) { "sh" } else { "ps1" }
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ function Install-Dotnet {
         $params = if ($script:IsNix)
         {
             @('-Channel', $dotnetChannel, '-InstallDir', $env:DOTNET_INSTALL_DIR, '-NoPath', '-Verbose')
+            if ($Runtime) { $Params += @('-Runtime', 'dotnet') }
         }
         else
         {
@@ -88,8 +92,10 @@ function Install-Dotnet {
                 NoPath = $true
                 Verbose = $true
             }
+            if ($Runtime) { $Params['Runtime'] = 'dotnet' }
         }
 
+
         & $installScriptPath @params
 
         Write-Host "`n### Installation complete for version $Version."
@@ -107,7 +113,8 @@ task SetupDotNet -Before Clean, Build, TestServerWinPS, TestServerPS7, TestServe
 
     if (!(Test-Path $dotnetExePath)) {
         # TODO: Test .NET 5 with PowerShell 7.1
-        Install-Dotnet -Channel '3.1','5.0','6.0'
+        Install-Dotnet -Channel '6.0' # SDK and runtime
+        Install-Dotnet -Channel '3.1','5.0' -Runtime # Runtime only
     }
 
     # This variable is used internally by 'dotnet' to know where it's installed

global.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "sdk": {
+    "version": "6.0",
+    "rollForward": "latestFeature",
+    "allowPrerelease": true
+  }
+}