Compilation: use System.Object from target corlib

src/Compilers/CSharp/Portable/Symbols/Synthesized/SynthesizedInteractiveInitializerMethod.cs

@@ -236,14 +236,20 @@ private static void CalculateReturnType(
             out TypeSymbol resultType,
             out TypeSymbol returnType)
         {
-            var submissionReturnType = compilation.SubmissionReturnType ?? typeof(object);
+            var submissionReturnTypeOpt = compilation.ScriptCompilationInfo?.ReturnTypeOpt;
             var taskT = compilation.GetWellKnownType(WellKnownType.System_Threading_Tasks_Task_T);
             var useSiteDiagnostic = taskT.GetUseSiteDiagnostic();
             if (useSiteDiagnostic != null)
             {
                 diagnostics.Add(useSiteDiagnostic, NoLocation.Singleton);
             }
-            resultType = compilation.GetTypeByReflectionType(submissionReturnType, diagnostics);
+            // If no explicit return type is set on ScriptCompilationInfo, default to
+            // System.Object from the target corlib. This allows cross compiling scripts
+            // to run on a target corlib that may differ from the host compiler's corlib.
+            // cf. https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/8506
+            resultType = (object)submissionReturnTypeOpt == null
+                ? compilation.GetSpecialType(SpecialType.System_Object)
+                : compilation.GetTypeByReflectionType(submissionReturnTypeOpt, diagnostics);
             returnType = taskT.Construct(resultType);
         }
     }

src/Compilers/CSharp/Test/Symbol/Compilation/CompilationAPITests.cs

@@ -1484,6 +1484,33 @@ static void Main() { }
             Assert.Equal("ModuleAssemblyName", compilation.Assembly.Identity.Name);
         }
 
+        [WorkItem(8506, "https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/8506")]
+        [Fact]
+        public void CrossCorlibSystemObjectReturnType_Script()
+        {
+            // MinAsyncCorlibRef corlib is used since it provides just enough corlib type definitions
+            // and Task APIs necessary for script hosting are provided by MinAsyncRef. This ensures that
+            // `System.Object, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0` will not be provided (since it's unversioned).
+            //
+            // In the original bug, Xamarin iOS, Android, and Mac Mobile profile corlibs were
+            // realistic cross-compilation targets.
+            var compilation = CSharpCompilation.CreateScriptCompilation(
+                "submission-assembly",
+                references: new [] { MinAsyncCorlibRef },
+                syntaxTree: Parse("true", options: TestOptions.Script)
+            ).VerifyDiagnostics();
+
+            Assert.True(compilation.IsSubmission);
+
+            var taskOfT = compilation.GetWellKnownType(WellKnownType.System_Threading_Tasks_Task_T);
+            var taskOfObject = taskOfT.Construct(compilation.ObjectType);
+            var entryPoint = compilation.GetEntryPoint(default(CancellationToken));
+
+            Assert.Same(compilation.ObjectType.ContainingAssembly, taskOfT.ContainingAssembly);
+            Assert.Same(compilation.ObjectType.ContainingAssembly, taskOfObject.ContainingAssembly);
+            Assert.Equal(taskOfObject, entryPoint.ReturnType);
+        }
+
         [WorkItem(3719, "https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/3719")]
         [Fact]
         public void GetEntryPoint_Script()

src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Compilation/Compilation.cs

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ internal int GetSubmissionSlotIndex()
         /// <summary>
         /// The type object that represents the type of submission result the host requested.
         /// </summary>
-        internal Type SubmissionReturnType => ScriptCompilationInfo?.ReturnType;
+        internal Type SubmissionReturnType => ScriptCompilationInfo?.ReturnTypeOpt;
 
         internal static bool IsValidSubmissionReturnType(Type type)
         {

src/Compilers/Core/Portable/Compilation/ScriptCompilationInfo.cs

@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis
 {
     public abstract class ScriptCompilationInfo
     {
-        public Type ReturnType { get; }
+        internal Type ReturnTypeOpt { get; }
+        public Type ReturnType => ReturnTypeOpt ?? typeof(object);
         public Type GlobalsType { get; }
 
         internal ScriptCompilationInfo(Type returnType, Type globalsType)
         {
-            ReturnType = returnType ?? typeof(object);
+            ReturnTypeOpt = returnType;
             GlobalsType = globalsType;
         }
 

src/Compilers/Test/Resources/Core/CompilerTestResources.csproj

@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
     <Content Include="NetFX\Minimal\build.cmd" />
     <Content Include="NetFX\Minimal\Key.snk" />
     <Content Include="NetFX\Minimal\minasync.cs" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="NetFX\Minimal\minasynccorlib.dll" />
     <Content Include="NetFX\Minimal\mincorlib.cs" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="NetFX\ValueTuple\System.ValueTuple.dll" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="SymbolsTests\Metadata\public-and-private.dll" />

src/Compilers/Test/Resources/Core/NetFX/Minimal/build.cmd

@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 csc /target:library /nostdlib /noconfig /keyfile:Key.snk /out:mincorlib.dll mincorlib.cs
 csc /target:library /nostdlib /noconfig /keyfile:Key.snk /r:mincorlib.dll /out:minasync.dll minasync.cs
+csc /target:library /nostdlib /noconfig /keyfile:Key.snk /out:minasynccorlib.dll mincorlib.cs minasync.cs

src/Compilers/Test/Resources/Core/NetFX/Minimal/minasync.cs

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ public class Task : IAsyncResult, IDisposable
         public Awaiter GetAwaiter() => null;
     }
 
-    public class Task<T> : IAsyncResult, IDisposable
+    public class Task<T> : Task, IAsyncResult, IDisposable
     {
-        public Awaiter<T> GetAwaiter() => null;
+        public new Awaiter<T> GetAwaiter() => null;
     }
 
     public class Awaiter : INotifyCompletion

src/Compilers/Test/Resources/Core/TestResources.cs

@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ public static class Minimal
 
         private static byte[] s_minasync;
         public static byte[] minasync => ResourceLoader.GetOrCreateResource(ref s_minasync, "NetFX.Minimal.minasync.dll");
+
+        private static byte [] s_minasynccorlib;
+        public static byte [] minasynccorlib => ResourceLoader.GetOrCreateResource(ref s_minasynccorlib, "NetFX.Minimal.minasynccorlib.dll");
     }
 
     public static class ValueTuple

src/Compilers/VisualBasic/Portable/Symbols/Source/SynthesizedInteractiveInitializerMethod.vb

@@ -149,16 +149,28 @@ Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Symbols
             ByRef resultType As TypeSymbol,
             ByRef returnType As TypeSymbol)
 
-            Dim submissionReturnType = If(compilation.SubmissionReturnType, GetType(Object))
+            Dim submissionReturnType As Type = Nothing
+            If compilation.ScriptCompilationInfo IsNot Nothing Then
+                submissionReturnType = compilation.ScriptCompilationInfo.ReturnTypeOpt
+            End If
+
             Dim taskT = compilation.GetWellKnownType(WellKnownType.System_Threading_Tasks_Task_T)
             Dim useSiteDiagnostic = taskT.GetUseSiteErrorInfo()
             If useSiteDiagnostic IsNot Nothing Then
                 diagnostics.Add(useSiteDiagnostic, NoLocation.Singleton)
             End If
-            resultType = compilation.GetTypeByReflectionType(submissionReturnType, diagnostics)
+            ' If no explicit return type is set on ScriptCompilationInfo, default to
+            ' System.Object from the target corlib. This allows cross compiling scripts
+            ' to run on a target corlib that may differ from the host compiler's corlib.
+            ' cf. https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/8506
+            If submissionReturnType Is Nothing Then
+                resultType = compilation.GetSpecialType(SpecialType.System_Object)
+            Else
+                resultType = compilation.GetTypeByReflectionType(submissionReturnType, diagnostics)
+            End If
             returnType = taskT.Construct(resultType)
         End Sub
 
     End Class
 
-End Namespace
+End Namespace

src/Compilers/VisualBasic/Test/Semantic/Compilation/CompilationAPITests.vb

@@ -1311,6 +1311,32 @@ End Class
             Assert.Equal("ModuleAssemblyName", c.Assembly.Identity.Name)
         End Sub
 
+        <WorkItem(8506, "https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/8506")>
+        <Fact()>
+        Public Sub CrossCorlibSystemObjectReturnType_Script()
+            ' MinAsyncCorlibRef corlib Is used since it provides just enough corlib type definitions
+            ' And Task APIs necessary for script hosting are provided by MinAsyncRef. This ensures that
+            ' `System.Object, mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0` will Not be provided (since it's unversioned).
+            '
+            ' In the original bug, Xamarin iOS, Android, And Mac Mobile profile corlibs were
+            ' realistic cross-compilation targets.
+            Dim compilation = VisualBasicCompilation.CreateScriptCompilation(
+                "submission-assembly",
+                references:={MinAsyncCorlibRef},
+                syntaxTree:=Parse("? True", options:=TestOptions.Script)
+            ).VerifyDiagnostics()
+
+            Assert.True(compilation.IsSubmission)
+
+            Dim taskOfT = compilation.GetWellKnownType(WellKnownType.System_Threading_Tasks_Task_T)
+            Dim taskOfObject = taskOfT.Construct(compilation.ObjectType)
+            Dim entryPoint = compilation.GetEntryPoint(Nothing)
+
+            Assert.Same(compilation.ObjectType.ContainingAssembly, taskOfT.ContainingAssembly)
+            Assert.Same(compilation.ObjectType.ContainingAssembly, taskOfObject.ContainingAssembly)
+            Assert.Equal(taskOfObject, entryPoint.ReturnType)
+        End Sub
+
         <WorkItem(3719, "https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/3719")>
         <Fact()>
         Public Sub GetEntryPoint_Script()

src/Test/Utilities/Shared/Mocks/TestReferences.cs

@@ -170,6 +170,20 @@ public static PortableExecutableReference minasync
                     return s_minasync;
                 }
             }
+
+            private static PortableExecutableReference s_minasynccorlib;
+            public static PortableExecutableReference minasynccorlib
+            {
+                get
+                {
+                    if (s_minasynccorlib == null)
+                    {
+                        s_minasynccorlib = AssemblyMetadata.CreateFromImage(TestResources.NetFX.Minimal.minasynccorlib).GetReference(display: "minasynccorlib.dll");
+                    }
+
+                    return s_minasynccorlib;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         public static class ValueTuple

src/Test/Utilities/Shared/TestBase.cs

@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ public static MetadataReference MscorlibRefSilverlight
 
         public static MetadataReference MinCorlibRef => TestReferences.NetFx.Minimal.mincorlib;
 
+        public static MetadataReference MinAsyncCorlibRef => TestReferences.NetFx.Minimal.minasynccorlib;
+
         public static MetadataReference ValueTupleRef => TestReferences.NetFx.ValueTuple.tuplelib;
 
         private static MetadataReference s_msvbRef;