Fix documentation: clarify #error version requires compiler version, not language version #80787
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[WIP] Fix incorrect information in troubleshooting markdown file
Fix documentation: clarify #error version requires compiler version, not language version
Oct 16, 2025
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Fixes the incorrect information in
docs/wiki/Troubleshooting-tips.mdabout the#error versionfeature.Issue
The documentation stated that
#error version"only works with C# 7.1 or later", which was misleading because it's a compiler feature, not a language version requirement.Changes
Updated the note from:
To:
Rationale
The
#error versionfeature:TestErrorWithVersionin the test suite)The compiler version 2.3 happens to be the first version that supported C# 7.1 as a language version, but the feature itself doesn't depend on the language version being set to 7.1 - it works regardless of what language version you're targeting.
Fixes #76835
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Fixes #47084
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