.Net Core build a solution

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If you try to run from the command line in the top directory of a solution made with visual studio:

dotnet build

My solution is architectured like that:

MySolution.sln
   > src
       > MyProject1
           > project.json
       > MyProject2
           > project.json
   > test
       > MyProject.Test
           > project.json

it will fail with the following error:

Couldn't find 'project.json' in current directory

How could I build the solution without having to specify each project explicitely (and then without the related maintenance) ?

Fab · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-06 21:23:15Z

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.NET Core 1.0 Preview (project.json)

You can use wildcards like that from the top directory (where lies the .sln).

With the project.json in SolutionDir/Src/ProjectName:

dotnet build */**/project.json
If project.json in SolutionDir/ProjectName:

dotnet build **/project.json

Note: It's recommended to migrate to new csproj project format to get support and new features.

Since .NET Core 1.0 RTM

The solution is back for good.

  dotnet build solution.sln

In powershell, build all csproj file under the current directory.

foreach ($csproj in $(Get-ChildItem -Recurse . -Filter *.csproj) )
{
    dotnet build $csproj.FullName
}

edited Nov 6, 2020 at 21:23

answered Jun 22, 2016 at 7:47

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Sean Over a year ago

I had to modify the answer to get it working: dotnet build **/project.json

Stan88 Over a year ago

U could use tool like flubu (fluent builder) to make things easier. More about on: stackoverflow.com/questions/40890522/…

derekbaker783 · Accepted Answer · 2021-12-16 23:20:19Z

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If you arrive here looking for the command to build a SLN with dotnet CLI (version > 3.1), using only CLI args, it's below.

dotnet build <PATH>/<TO>/<SLN_FILE>.sln

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-build#arguments

edited Dec 16, 2021 at 23:20

answered Aug 20, 2020 at 13:31

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Chris Voon · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-29 12:49:00Z

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To add to the answer, if you are publishing the project, use dotnet publish src\MyProject1\ to publish all the files.

Publishing will include files defined to be included in project.json.

answered Aug 29, 2016 at 12:49

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Leow Kah Man · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-18 13:35:40Z

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With dotnet CLI 2.1, it could build the solution. Here is my config:

        {
            "label": "build",
            "command": "dotnet",
            "type": "process",
            "args": [
                "build",
                "${workspaceFolder}/SolutionName.sln",
                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true"
            ],
            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile",
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        },

answered Jul 18, 2018 at 13:35

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chunkydigits · Accepted Answer · 2024-07-17 05:48:41Z

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I had this exact issue recently. Was using .NET Core 6.0 and have 2 projects within the same solution. In the end, after much back and forth and reading I found that the azure web service was taking the first build file that it found n the folder, so using the dotnet publish <relative path to the specific project that I am wanting to use> only build the specific project that I was wanting to use, so it only had the build file that I wanted to run, so Azure picked it up no problem.

This is almost identical to @derekbaker783 but this is on a project level, which didn't seem to be specified in many places that you can even do this, so thought I'd include this.

answered Jul 17, 2024 at 5:48

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