Updated build steps

tomc128 · Oct 20, 2022 · 3b63599 · 3b63599
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diff --git a/BooleanExpressionParser/.vscode/tasks.json b/BooleanExpressionParser/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -14,28 +14,62 @@
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "publish",
+            "label": "watch",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "type": "process",
             "args": [
-                "publish",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/BooleanExpressionParser.csproj",
-                "/property:GenerateFullPaths=true",
-                "/consoleloggerparameters:NoSummary"
+                "watch",
+                "run",
+                "--project",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/BooleanExpressionParser.csproj"
             ],
             "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
         },
         {
-            "label": "watch",
+            "label": "publish (windows)",
             "command": "dotnet",
             "type": "process",
             "args": [
-                "watch",
-                "run",
-                "--project",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/BooleanExpressionParser.csproj"
+                "publish",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/BooleanExpressionParser.csproj",
+                "-c",
+                "Release",
+                "-r",
+                "win-x64",
+                "--self-contained",
+                "false",
+                "/p:PublishSingleFile=true",
+                "/p:PublishTrimmed=false"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "publish (linux)",
+            "command": "dotnet",
+            "type": "process",
+            "args": [
+                "publish",
+                "${workspaceFolder}/BooleanExpressionParser.csproj",
+                "-c",
+                "Release",
+                "-r",
+                "linux-x64",
+                "--self-contained",
+                "false",
+                "/p:PublishSingleFile=true",
+                "/p:PublishTrimmed=false"
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "publish",
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "publish (windows)",
+                "publish (linux)"
             ],
-            "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+            "problemMatcher": [],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            }
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ A simple boolean expression parser written in C#. It parses boolean expressions
 
 ## Contents <!-- omit in toc -->
 
+- [Running](#running)
 - [Building](#building)
 - [Usage](#usage)
 - [Expressions](#expressions)
@@ -18,6 +19,11 @@ A simple boolean expression parser written in C#. It parses boolean expressions
 - [Found an issue?](#found-an-issue)
 
 
+## Running
+
+After downloading a release from the Releases section to the right, you can run the program on either Windows or Linux by running `BooleanExpressionParser.exe` or `BooleanExpressionParser` in the terminal respectively. Note, you'll need .NET 6 installed on your machine to run the program.
+
+
 ## Building
 
 To build the project, you'll need .NET 6 installed. You can then build the project with `dotnet build` or run it with `dotnet run`. Alternatively, you can open the project in Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code, the latter of which has config in the repo.