Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core 17.3.1

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dotnet add package Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core --version 17.3.1
                    
NuGet\Install-Package Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core -Version 17.3.1
                    
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.3.1" />
                    
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.
<PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" Version="17.3.1" />
                    
Directory.Packages.props
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core" />
                    
Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.
paket add Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core --version 17.3.1
                    
#r "nuget: Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core, 17.3.1"
                    
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.
#:package Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core@17.3.1
                    
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.
#addin nuget:?package=Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core&version=17.3.1
                    
Install as a Cake Addin
#tool nuget:?package=Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core&version=17.3.1
                    
Install as a Cake Tool

Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core

This package contains Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll, which defines helper functionality for MSBuild extenders, including

  • Task, a base class for custom tasks,
  • ToolTask, a base class for tasks that run a command-line tool, and
  • Logger, a base class for custom logging functionality.

netstandard2.0 target

The netstandard2.0 target of this build is configured only to output reference assemblies; at runtime MSBuild will be net6.0 or net472. Please use the net6.0-targeted assemblies for .NET Core 6+ scenarios.

For context, see https://github.com/dotnet/msbuild/pull/6148

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 was computed. 
.NET Framework net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 is compatible.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
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Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
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