why .net core self contained app depends on runtimeconfig.dev.json

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I'm using .net core to build a self contained application accroding to following guide: 1. create a new .net core Console app: https://www.microsoft.com/net/learn/get-started/windows 2. follow these step to publish application with self-contained: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/deploy-with-cli

After publish the application, I do run the application correctly, but when I remove file myApp1.runtimeconfig.dev.json, my application is can not startup again. The error message:

Error: An assembly specified in the application dependencies manifest (myApp1.deps.json) was not found: package: 'runtime.win-x86.Microsoft.NETCore.App', version: '2.0.0' path: 'runtimes/win-x86/lib/netcoreapp2.0/Microsoft.CSharp.dll'

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1 Answers

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The runtimeconfig.json file is required for .NET Core applications. runtime.config.json file that specifies the shared runtime that the application expects, as well as other configuration options for the runtime (for example, garbage collection type), it is one of the dotnet publish output which is ready for deployment to a hosting system for execution.