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dotnet build can be more noisy with rtk

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#914 opened on Mar 29, 2026

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Description

I created a simple dotnet console app with a deliberate compilation error:

Console.Write("Enter your name: ");
string name = Console.ReadLine();
Console.WriteLine($"Hello, {name}!");
error

dotnet build > output.txt

  Determining projects to restore...
  All projects are up-to-date for restore.
E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(4,6): error CS1001: Identifier expected [E:\tempconsole\tempconsole.csproj]
E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(4,6): error CS1002: ; expected [E:\tempconsole\tempconsole.csproj]

Build FAILED.

E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(4,6): error CS1001: Identifier expected [E:\tempconsole\tempconsole.csproj]
E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(4,6): error CS1002: ; expected [E:\tempconsole\tempconsole.csproj]
    0 Warning(s)
    2 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.69

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rtk dotnet build > output.txt

Determining projects to restore...
  All projects are up-to-date for restore.
E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(4,6): error CS1001: Identifier expected [E:\tempconsole\tempconsole.csproj]
E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(4,6): error CS1002: ; expected [E:\tempconsole\tempconsole.csproj]

Build FAILED.

E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(4,6): error CS1001: Identifier expected [E:\tempconsole\tempconsole.csproj]
E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(4,6): error CS1002: ; expected [E:\tempconsole\tempconsole.csproj]
    0 Warning(s)
    2 Error(s)

Time Elapsed 00:00:00.63

fail dotnet build: 1 projects, 2 errors, 0 warnings (00:00:00.63)
---------------------------------------

Errors:
  E:\tempconsole\Program.cs(0,0) error CS1001: Identifier expected
  error ; expected

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It looks like rtk produces the summary but also keeps the output. It only happens if the compilation fails. When the compilation succeeds, rtk only produces the summary, as expected.

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