F# Silverlight

Here are my own steps to get an f# silverlight application working. You can get the code here. Thanks to Michael Giagnocavo and John Liao for most of this information.

UPDATE: I forgot to add the part about the references earlier, but had added it now.

1. Create an f# library project.


2. On the project settings "Build" tab, add the compiler flags "--standalone --noframework"


3. Create an Application and a Page class, or whatever Silverlight classes you want.


4. Add an AppManifest file like this (stolen from a c# silverlight apllication):
   

   
   <Deployment xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/client/2007/deployment"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
    <Deployment.Parts>
    </Deployment.Parts>
   </Deployment>
   



5. Unload the project and edit the .fsproj file


6. Add the following options to the first PropertyGroup at the top of the file (the one that has property groups for all configurations:
   

   
      <SilverlightApplication>true</SilverlightApplication>
      <XapOutputs>true</XapOutputs>
      <GenerateSilverlightManifest>true</GenerateSilverlightManifest>
      <XapFilename>__Your_App_Name__.xap</XapFilename>
      <SilverlightManifestTemplate>AppManifest.xml</SilverlightManifestTemplate>
      <SilverlightAppEntry>__Your_App_Class_Full_Typename__</SilverlightAppEntry>
      <TestPageFileName>TestPage.html</TestPageFileName>
      <CreateTestPage>true</CreateTestPage>
      <ValidateXaml>true</ValidateXaml>
      <ThrowErrorsInValidation>true</ThrowErrorsInValidation>
   

   
   
7. Replace the references section with the following (note: you could do this without unloading the project, but doing it in the text editor seems way easier.):
   

   
      <Reference Include="mscorlib, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e">
        <Name>mscorlib</Name>
        <AssemblyName>mscorlib.dll</AssemblyName>
        <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v2.0\Reference Assemblies\mscorlib.dll</HintPath>
        <Private>False</Private>
      </Reference>
      <Reference Include="System, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e">
        <Name>System</Name>
        <AssemblyName>system.dll</AssemblyName>
        <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v2.0\Reference Assemblies\system.dll</HintPath>
        <Private>False</Private>
      </Reference>
      <Reference Include="System.Core, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e">
        <Name>System.Core</Name>
        <AssemblyName>System.Core.dll</AssemblyName>
        <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v2.0\Reference Assemblies\System.Core.dll</HintPath>
        <Private>False</Private>
      </Reference>
      <Reference Include="System.Net, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e">
        <Name>System.Net</Name>
        <AssemblyName>System.Net.dll</AssemblyName>
        <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v2.0\Reference Assemblies\System.Net.dll</HintPath>
        <Private>False</Private>
      </Reference>
      <Reference Include="System.Runtime.Serialization, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e">
        <Name>System.Runtime.Serialization</Name>
        <AssemblyName>System.Runtime.Serialization.dll</AssemblyName>
      </Reference>
      <Reference Include="System.Windows, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e">
        <Name>System.Windows</Name>
        <AssemblyName>System.Windows.dll</AssemblyName>
        <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v2.0\Reference Assemblies\System.Windows.dll</HintPath>
        <Private>False</Private>
      </Reference>
      <Reference Include="System.Windows.Browser, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e">
        <Name>System.Windows.Browser</Name>
        <AssemblyName>System.Windows.Browser.dll</AssemblyName>
        <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v2.0\Reference Assemblies\System.Windows.Browser.dll</HintPath>
        <Private>False</Private>
      </Reference>
      <Reference Include="System.Xml, Version=2.0.5.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7cec85d7bea7798e">
        <Name>System.Xml</Name>
        <AssemblyName>System.Xml.dll</AssemblyName>
        <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v2.0\Reference Assemblies\System.Xml.dll</HintPath>
        <Private>False</Private>
      </Reference>
   

   
   


8. Add this line:
   

   
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Microsoft\Silverlight\v2.0\Microsoft.Silverlight.Common.targets" />
   

   just _after_ the FSharp Targets line:
   

   
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\FSharp\1.0\Microsoft.FSharp.Targets" />
   



9. Reload the project, build, and load the TestPage.html page in a browser to verify it works.