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Console.exe output file is not correctly predicted for .NET console projects

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Description

The predicted output from a .NET console project is missing the exe file (and potentially the intermediate apphost.exe).

  1. "dotnet new console"
  2. Run predictors on the newly created project (see "Predicted output")
  3. "dotnet build"
  4. Compare actual output to predicted output

Files after build:

bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.deps.json
bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.dll
bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.exe
bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.pdb
bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.runtimeconfig.json
obj\debug\net8.0.NETCoreApp,Version=v8.0.AssemblyAttributes.cs
obj\debug\net8.0\apphost.exe
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.AssemblyInfo.cs
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.AssemblyInfoInputs.cache
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.assets.cache
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.csproj.CoreCompileInputs.cache
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.csproj.FileListAbsolute.txt
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.dll
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.GeneratedMSBuildEditorConfig.editorconfig
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.genruntimeconfig.cache
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.pdb
obj\debug\net8.0\ref\DotnetConsole.dll
obj\debug\net8.0\refint\DotnetConsole.dll
obj\dotnetConsole.csproj.nuget.dgspec.json
obj\DotnetConsole.csproj.nuget.g.props
obj\DotnetConsole.csproj.nuget.g.targets
obj\project.assets.json
obj\project.nuget.cache

Predicted output:

bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.deps.json
bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.dll
bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.pdb
bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.runtimeconfig.json
bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.xml
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.dll
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.pdb
obj\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.xml
obj\debug\net8.0\ref\DotnetConsole.dll
obj\debug\net8.0\refint\DotnetConsole.dll
publish\debug\DotnetConsole.deps.json

Potentially missing from predicted output:

bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.exe
obj\debug\net8.0\apphost.exe

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue with dotnet new console, run the predictors, then run dotnet build and compare both file lists. Trace the .NET console project prediction path to determine why bin\debug\net8.0\DotnetConsole.exe and obj\debug\net8.0\apphost.exe are absent; done means the predicted output includes the missing generated executables.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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