title: Build .NET Core console application to output an EXE
body: <p>For a console application project targeting .NET Core 1.0, I cannot figure out how to get an .exe to output during build. The project runs fine in debug.</p>
  
  <p>I've tried publishing the project, but that does not work either. It makes sense since an EXE file would be platform-specific, but there must be a way. My searches have only turned up reference to older .NET Core versions that used project.json.</p>
  
  <p>Whenever I build or publish, this is all I get:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/NM3hB.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/NM3hB.png" alt="Build directory"></a></p>