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.NET 8– Improved build output

Before .NET 8 when you build an application from the command line, the output looked like this:

Starting with .NET 8 a new terminal logger is available that has the following improvements compared to the default console logger:

  • Better use of colors
  • Display of the execution time
  • Better indication of the build status
  • Improved grouping of warnings and errors
  • Hyperlink to the output file if the build succeeds

Unfortunately this new terminal logger is not enabled by default. You need to use the ‘--tl’ flag to enable it:

There is an option to always use this new terminal logger by setting the MSBUILDTERMINALLOGGER environment variable to any of the following values:

  • true: Always use the new terminal logger
  • false: Never use the new terminal logger
  • auto: Use the new terminal logger when supported by your console

More information

dotnet build command - .NET CLI | Microsoft Learn

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