"The library 'hostpolicy.dll' required" if run from deploy folder, but emitEntryPoint is true

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Set picture Set · Jul 12, 2016 · Viewed 16.6k times · Source

I created a Web API project using the default ASP.NET Core Web Application (.NET Framework) template and then published to local folder using VS.

Now if I call dotnet application.exe in the console, I receive the following error:

A fatal error was encountered. The library 'hostpolicy.dll' required to execute the application was not found

I have found in this answer and this issue on github, that the actual problem is a missing emitEntryPoint property. All is fine, except that my project.json already has "emitEntryPoint": true

What else can cause this error?

Answer

Nate Barbettini picture Nate Barbettini · Jul 12, 2016

Once you publish the application and have a .exe file, you don't need to use dotnet anymore. The application is compiled!

Just run application.exe by double-clicking it, or launching it from the console.

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