test: test out cross compilation of dotnet app to executable

.github/workflows/build-test-cross.yml

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+name: cross compile dotnet app
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "**"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "**"
+
+jobs:
+    build:
+      runs-on: macos-14
+      steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: 7.x
+      - name: build dotnet executables
+        run: make build
+      - name: size of executables
+        run: make size
+      - name: file info
+        run: make file
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: bin/*
+
+    test:
+      defaults:
+        run:
+          shell: sh
+      needs: [build]
+      strategy:
+        fail-fast: false
+        matrix:
+          os: ["macos-14"]
+      runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+      steps:
+      - name: Download all workflow run artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      - name: list bin
+        run: ls bin/*

Makefile

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+all: build
+
+APP_NAME = "hello_dotnet"
+
+RIDS = "linux-x64" "linux-arm64" "linux-musl-x64" "linux-musl-arm64" "osx-x64" "osx-arm64" "win-x64" "win-arm64"
+
+build: clean
+	for rid in $(RIDS); do \
+		echo "Building for $$rid..."; \
+		dotnet publish -c Release -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:SelfContained=true -p:PublishReadyToRun=true -p:PublishTrimmed=true -p:StaticLink=true -r $$rid -o bin/$(APP_NAME)-$$rid; \
+	done || true
+
+# the above true condition is a yak shave, 
+# /usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/7.0.409/Sdks/Microsoft.NET.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.NET.Publish.targets(111,5): 
+# error NETSDK1098: Applications published to a single-file are required to use the application host. 
+# You must either set PublishSingleFile to false or set UseAppHost to true.
+
+debug: clean
+	@echo "Building in debug mode..."
+	for rid in $(RIDS); do \
+		echo "Building for $$rid..."; \
+		dotnet publish -c Debug -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:SelfContained=true -p:PublishReadyToRun=true-r $$rid -o bin/$(APP_NAME)-$$rid; \
+	done
+
+size:
+	@echo "Size of the binaries:"
+	for rid in $(RIDS); do \
+		echo "Size of bin/$(APP_NAME)-$$rid:"; \
+		ls -lh bin/$(APP_NAME)-$$rid/; \
+	done
+
+file:
+	@echo "File type of the binaries:"
+	for rid in $(RIDS); do \
+		echo "File type of bin/$(APP_NAME)-$$rid:"; \
+		file bin/$(APP_NAME)-$$rid/*; \
+	done
+
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning..."
+	@rm -rf bin
+	@rm -rf obj

src/Explore.Cli/Explore.Cli.csproj

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     <PackageReference Include="NJsonSchema" Version="10.9.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Spectre.Console" Version="0.47.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Encoding.Extensions" Version="4.3.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.FileSystem.Primitives" Version="4.3.0" />
     <None Include="..\..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>