Linux - where is the binary file I built in vs code-CodePudding

I have a C# project made in VS Code on Linux. While debugging I didn't have any issues with binaries or whatsoever but when I finished all the tests and wanted to run the program from terminal it turned out I dont know where to find.

The only solution I found was cd project_folder dotnet run project_name Is there any other way to do it? I want to make a single binary file that could be run from terminal.

CodePudding user response：

The process of creating a single file executable is explained at Single-file deployment and executable.

You will need to add some settings into your csproj file, for example:

<PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
    <PublishSingleFile>true</PublishSingleFile>
    <SelfContained>true</SelfContained>
    <RuntimeIdentifier>win-x64</RuntimeIdentifier>
    <PublishReadyToRun>true</PublishReadyToRun>
  </PropertyGroup>

...

These properties have the following functions:

PublishSingleFile. Enables single file publishing. Also enables single file warnings during dotnet build.

SelfContained. Determines whether the app is self-contained or framework-dependent.

RuntimeIdentifier. Specifies the OS and CPU type you're targeting. Also sets <SelfContained>true</SelfContained> by default.

PublishReadyToRun. Enables ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation.

With these settings set you can run dotnet publish.

You can also specify these settings to the publish command without adding them to the project file. For example:

dotnet publish -r linux-x64 -p:PublishSingleFile=true --self-contained false