The dotnet tool will, by default, produce a .dll file even if you've asked it to emit an entry point and you're building a command line tool. What should you do if what you want is really a .exe file? What has changed in .NET Core compilation overall?

Watch today's episode to find out!

Some helpful resources:

• Source code to ls - ls.c on Simon's favorite *nix
• Ahead of time compilation repo on github

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