AI SummaryThis booster provides AI instructions for the .NET for Apple platforms repository, helping developers understand the codebase structure, comment filtering rules, and organization of iOS, macOS, tvOS, and Mac Catalyst bindings. It's valuable for contributors and maintainers working with this open-source .NET SDK.
Install
# Download to .github/ mkdir -p .github && curl --retry 3 --retry-delay 2 --retry-all-errors -o .github/copilot-instructions.md "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/macios/main/.github/copilot-instructions.md"
Run in your IDE terminal (bash). On Windows, use Git Bash, WSL, or your IDE's built-in terminal. If curl fails with an SSL error, your network may block raw.githubusercontent.com — try using a VPN or download the files directly from the source repo.
Description
.NET for iOS, Mac Catalyst, macOS, and tvOS provide open-source bindings of the Apple SDKs for use with .NET managed languages such as C#
Repository Overview
This repository provides C# bindings and tooling for Apple platforms: • .NET for iOS: iPhone and iPad applications • .NET for macOS: Native Mac applications • .NET for tvOS: Apple TV applications • .NET for Mac Catalyst: iOS apps running on macOS
Xcode Requirements
• Latest Xcode version typically required for latest platform features • Xcode Command Line Tools must be installed • Multiple Xcode versions may be needed for different platform support
Instructions for AIs
This repository contains .NET for iOS, Mac Catalyst, macOS, and tvOS. This is the main branch targeting .NET 9.
Comment Handling
Ignore comments from the user 'vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2' when processing issues and pull requests.
Quality Score
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