:memo: add information about helper scripts to install legacy .net/dotnet sdks to build instructions
diff --git a/BUILDING.md b/BUILDING.md
index 0a0cbd1..6735640 100644
--- a/BUILDING.md
+++ b/BUILDING.md
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
- on Win10+, this can only be installed via Add/Remove Windows Components
- on other platforms, see https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net35-sp1
- Building against .net 2/3.5, especially Client Profile, is not supported on Mono
+ - Log4Net supports some older, out-of-support .net SDKs, particularly
+ dotnet core 1.1 and .net framework client profiles for 3.5 and 4.0.
+ There are helper powershell scripts in the root of this
+ repository to assist with obtaining and installing these
+ SDKs from Microsoft servers. Please see:
+ - [install-dotnet-core-sdk-1.1.ps1](install-dotnet-core-sdk-1.1.ps1)
+ - [install-net-framework-sdk-3.5.ps1](install-net-framework-sdk-3.5.ps1)
- Binaries can be built with a Visual Studio or Rider installation
- Binaries, packages and a release zip can be built via commandline
- Ensure that you have a reasonably modern NodeJS installed (at least version 8+)
