https://github.com/walterlv/walterlv.issuedemo.apphostunexpectedoutput

https://github.com/walterlv/walterlv.issuedemo.apphostunexpectedoutput

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/walterlv/walterlv.issuedemo.apphostunexpectedoutput
• Owner: walterlv
• Created: 2023-09-14T03:53:37.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-09-14T04:28:16.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-09-14T18:25:09.023Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: C#
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• Watchers: 1
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• Open Issues: 0
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# Solution dependency exe project outputs to main project directory with TargetFramework and not with TargetFrameworks

- https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/35379

### Describe the bug

Prerequisites:

1. I have a project `A` that is an executable project; it depends on project `B`, which is also an executable project.

2. Since the sole purpose of project `B` is to execute during the compilation of project `A`, project `A` doesn't directly depend on `B` (i.e., it doesn't explicitly reference project `B` in the csproj file). Moreover, I don't expect project `B` to be output to the final output directory of project `A`.

3. The dependency between `A` and `B` is specified in the solution (sln) file.

Observations:

1. If the target framework of project `B` is set in singular form, then the `.exe`, `.deps.json`, and `.runtimeconfig.json` files of project `B` are output to the directory of project `A`. However, the `.dll` file is not. (This is an undesired outcome)

2. If the target framework of project `B` is set in plural form, then none of the files from project `B` are output to the directory of project `A`. (This is the desired outcome)

### To Reproduce

I've prepared a super simple reproducible project, which is uploaded on GitHub. You can try cloning it to reproduce.

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In this project:

1. `Walterlv.IssueDemo.AppHostUnexpectedOutput`, which refers to project `A` mentioned above.

2. `Walterlv.IssueDemo.BeenDepended1`, which refers to project `B` mentioned above, with its target framework set in singular form.

3. `Walterlv.IssueDemo.BeenDepended2`, also referring to project `B`, but with its target framework set in plural form.

Upon trying to compile the solution, you'll notice that the output directory of `Walterlv.IssueDemo.AppHostUnexpectedOutput` contains `Walterlv.IssueDemo.BeenDepended1.exe`, but not `Walterlv.IssueDemo.BeenDepended2.exe`.

### Exceptions (if any)

No exceptions found.

### Further technical details

This issue occurs in the following SDK versions:

```powershell

> dotnet --list-sdks

7.0.400 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

8.0.100-preview.7.23376.3 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

```

Within the GitHub test project, I've included a global.json file. The issue appears both when using the preview version and when not using the preview version. These two tests correspond to the two different SDK versions mentioned above.