`dotnet publish` default build configuration should be `Release` instead of `Debug` since .NET 8

[timpaulus-fsw]

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Description

The following line seems wrong to me since .NET 8:

The default BUILD-CONFIGURATION mode is Debug unless changed with the -c parameter.

This was changed in .NET 8, see the 'dotnet publish' uses Release configuration Breaking Change:

The dotnet publish command now uses the Release configuration instead of the Debug configuration by default if the target framework is .NET 8 or a later version.

See also the current documentation for the -c|--configuration <CONFIGURATION> option of dotnet publish:

Defines the build configuration. If you're developing with the .NET 8 SDK or a later version, the command uses the Release configuration by default for projects whose TargetFramework is set to net8.0 or a later version

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/deploy-with-cli#framework-dependent-executable

Content source URL

https://github.com/dotnet/docs/blob/main/docs/core/deploying/deploy-with-cli.md

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4c19cbcb-f9e6-5957-a1cf-deb96f09bdf2

Article author

@adegeo

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