'How to add a post build event in MSBuild for .Net 6.0 on Mac?

How do I need to edit a *.csproj file to add a PostBuildEvent on Mac?

I am trying the following but it doesn't work:

<ItemDefinitionGroup>
  <PostBuildEvent>
    <Command>echo Hello</Command>
  </PostBuildEvent>
</ItemDefinitionGroup>

Then I invoke dotnet build -f net6.0-maccatalyst and the event isn't called.

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Solution 1:[1]

What you probably want is:

<PropertyGroup>
  <PostBuildEvent>echo Hello</PostBuildEvent>
</PropertyGroup>

Solution 2:[2]

The PropertyGoup approach as mentioned works, but you can also create a new target like the following if need to add more than just a simple message.

<Target Name="MyAfterBuild" AfterTargets="Build">
    <Message Importance="high" Text="Hello from MyAfterBuild" />
</Target>

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Solution Source
Solution 1 Martin Ullrich
Solution 2 Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi

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