"emitEntryPoint": true is not creating exe

I’m using the latest CLI (rc2-002418) and both buildand publishcommands not creating exe file. Is there any other setting to build exe file?

{
    "version": "1.0.0-*",
    "compilationOptions": {
        "emitEntryPoint": true,
        "preserveCompilationContext": true
    },
    "dependencies": {
        "Microsoft.NETCore.App": {
          "type": "platform",
          "version": "1.0.0-rc2-23931"
        },
        "NETStandard.Library": "1.0.0-rc2-*",
        "System.Xml.XmlDocument": "4.0.1-rc2-*",
        "System.Xml.ReaderWriter": "4.0.11-rc2-*",
        "System.Xml.XmlSerializer": "4.0.11-rc2-*",
        "System.Diagnostics.TraceSource": "4.0.0-rc2-*",
        "System.Diagnostics.Tracing": "4.1.0-rc2-*",
        "System.Collections": "4.0.11-rc2-*",
        "System.Collections.NonGeneric":"4.0.1-rc3-*"
    },
 "runtimeOptions": {
      "configProperties": {
      "System.GC.Server": true
     }
  },
  "frameworks": {
      "netcoreapp1.0": {}
  }
}

[hassanselim0]

I think the documentation needs to get better at specifying the difference between the following with regards to the output you get: building a portable app publishing a portable app building a self-contained app publishing a self-contained app

I don’t quite yet understand the difference between building and publishing a portable app, but I think I understand the rest now.

[guardrex]

@hassanselim0

@blackdwarf may have one on the way for the outputs of publishing, as well. That’s currently listed for RTM: https://github.com/dotnet/cli/issues/937

I’m also fleshing out some details in an unofficial IIS helper doc in the Slack #iis channel ( http://tattoocoder.com/aspnet-slack-sign-up/ ) that has some info in these regards.

… and I think you probably got this from @blackdwarf’s response, but you don’t really “build a self-contained app,” since using cached packages wouldn’t result in something “self-contained” by definition. I’m very glad you asked about that tho … I’d like to add something to the unofficial doc that pertains to these concepts, as well. 👍