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Internals of build process
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The purpose of this document is to explain build process **internals** with subtle nuances.
This document is not by any means complete.
The ultimate source of truth is the code in `.\build.psm1` that's getting executed on the corresponding CI system.
This document assumes, that you can successfully build PowerShell from sources for your platform.
Top directory
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We are calling `dotnet` tool build for `$Top` directory
- `src\powershell` for CoreCLR builds (all platforms)
- `src\Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost` for FullCLR builds (Windows only)
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### Dummy dependencies
We use dummy dependencies between project.json files to leverage `dotnet` build functionality.
For example, `src\Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost\project.json` has dependency on `Microsoft.PowerShell.PSReadLine`,
but in reality, there is no build dependency.
Dummy dependencies allows us to build just `$Top` folder, instead of building several folders.
### Dummy dependencies rules
* If assembly is part of FullCLR build,
it should be listed as a dependency for FullCLR $Top folder (src\Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost)
* If assembly is part of CoreCLR build,
it should be listed as a dependency for CoreCLR $Top folder (src\powershell)