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Building Roslyn docs mentions VS option that doesn't exist

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#61,145 opened on May 5, 2022

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The docs for building Roslyn: https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/blob/main/docs/contributing/Building%2C%20Debugging%2C%20and%20Testing%20on%20Windows.md

includes this point: - Ensure "Use previews of the .NET Core SDK" is checked in Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Preview Features

In my Visual Studio (Professional,17.2.0 Preview 6.0), there's no such option in Preview Features, although I can build Roslyn regardless. Is it possible this option was removed in a recent VS version and the docs should be updated?

I noticed that this option does show up in VS search though: image but when I click it and it opens the dialog, there's no such option listed in there.

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Check if the 'Use previews of the .NET Core SDK' option still exists in recent Visual Studio versions. If not, update the building documentation to remove that step. Also verify the option's location in Tools > Options > Environment > Preview Features.
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