How to Create a DLL of .csproj file [closed]

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csc /target:library /out:MyMaths.dll ClassLibraryFunction.csproj

I am using this code to generate a DLL in VS.Cmd compiler for a whole solution. However, I am getting a compile error, and the DLL is not being generated.

Answer 1

csc does not work with .csproj files. You have a few options:

1. use msbuild; for example

   msbuild ClassLibraryFunction.csproj
   

   noting that you may need to change the output-type of the project (in the IDE this is Project Properties, Application, Output type; in the csproj file this is <OutputType>Library</OutputType>)

2. use csc with the /recurse switch; for example:

   csc /target:library /out:MyMaths.dll /recurse:*.cs
   

   (which will compile all the .cs files in the current folder or in sub-folders)

3. do nothing whatsoever, and just use the exe that you already have; a .NET exe can be referenced just like any other assembly, and any public types can be consumed