I would like to compile myProgram.cs into myProgram.exe.
I know the C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\<version number>\csc.exe file exists that is just doing that, but it is not using the latest framework version. AFAIK, starting from .NET 5.0, C# uses dotnet.exe build to compile.
However, this command requires a C# project *.csproj as an input, while I want to compile only a single file.
I have found this related topic, but it seems to have only answers concerning Linux. I do not have a csc.exe file under C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\7.0.203\Roslyn\bincore or elsewhere in the SDK.
Where could the csc.exe be located? Or what command would be its equivalent for C# running on .NET 5.0+?
I tried to find all my csc.exe using Everything, but I can't seem to find a relevant one. It's worth nothing that I do have a few csc.exe files under specific software paths like:
- C:\Program Files\Unity\Hub\Editor\2020.3.30f1\Editor\Data\MonoBleedingEdge\lib\mono\4.5\csc.exe
- C:\Program Files\JetBrains\JetBrains Rider 2021.3.3\tools\MSBuild\Current\Bin\Roslyn\csc.exe
- C:\Users\\Perforce\\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\Mono\Linux\lib\mono\4.5\csc.exe
Perhaps I could use these csc.exe instances as a workaround, but it does not solve the issue.
I also tried to use dotnet build, but I cant find a way to compile a single CS file with it.
I have found this related topic, but it doesn't solve my issue, since I am
- Using Windows instead of Linux
- Not seeing any
scs.exefile a the specified path
