Clarify rollForward: disable guidance for lock-file workflows in global.json docs#53348
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[WIP] Fix typo in recommendation for lock files usage
Clarify Apr 22, 2026
rollForward: disable guidance for lock-file workflows in global.json docs
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Clarify the behavior of the 'disable' option in global.json.
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Pull request overview
Updates the global.json documentation to make SDK selection more deterministic when using lock-file-based dependency workflows, by recommending rollForward: disable directly in the rollForward behavior table.
Changes:
- Refines the
disableroll-forward policy description to emphasize exact SDK matching. - Adds a footnote recommending
rollForward: disablewhen using lock files, with references to related GitHub issues.
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The
global.jsonarticle didn’t surface an important recommendation: when you use dependency lock files, you should also pin SDK selection withrollForward: disableto keep toolchain resolution deterministic. This update adds that guidance directly whererollForwardvalues are defined.Docs update (
rollForwardpolicy table)disablerow indocs/core/tools/global-json.mdto explicitly recommenddisablefor lock-file scenarios.Resulting guidance
{ "sdk": { "version": "8.0.302", "rollForward": "disable" } }disablenow explicitly communicates: exact SDK match, and recommended use with lock files so SDK version and dependency graph remain in lockstep.Internal previews