When using EntryPoint attribute in fsx script top-level code is not executed

Let bindings still work, but side-effects are not executed.

Repro steps

script.fsx :

printfn "Hello world"

[<EntryPoint>]
let main _ = 0

dotnet fsi script.fsx

Expected behavior

We see Hello world printed, as it is when there is no [<EntryPoint>] used (sharplab - no EntryPoint).

Actual behavior

Nothing is printed. (sharplab - with EntryPoint)

Known workarounds

Don't use [<EntryPoint>] in scripts - as it's not executed anyway, see #1431

Considerations

Using [<EntryPoint>] in a script could just raise an error which would resolve this issue. It would cause a breaking change though for scripts that are imported from other scripts, because this currently works as expected:

script1.fsx:

let hello = printfn "Hello %s"

[<EntryPoint>]
let main _ = 0

script2.fsx:

#load "script1.fsx"
open Script1

hello "world"

dotnet fsi script2.fsx prints "Hello world"

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This issue appears to be fixed in the current version of dotnet fsi.

Verification: Running the exact repro from the issue:

printfn "Hello world"

[]
let main _ = 0
```

```
$ dotnet fsi script.fsx
Hello world

The top-level printfn "Hello world" is now executed correctly even when [] is present in the script. The output matches the expected behavior described in the issue.

This was likely fixed as part of broader improvements to FSI script execution handling. If you can confirm this is still an issue in a newer scenario, please reopen and share a repro.

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Issue persists on latest main (F# 11.0, FSharp.Core 10.0.101).

Repro:

// script.fsx
printfn "Hello world"
[<EntryPoint>]
let main _ = 0

$ dotnet fsi script.fsx

Current output:

/tmp/script.fsx(2,3): warning FS2304: Functions with [<EntryPoint>] are not invoked in FSI. 'main' was not invoked. Execute 'main <args>' in order to invoke 'main' with the appropriate string array of command line arguments.

"Hello world" is not printed. The [<EntryPoint>] attribute suppresses all preceding top-level side effects.

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T-Gro commented on Mar 24, 2026

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