Why doesn't the "any" option work for the "-r" flag of .NET publish?

I read in this doc about the any RID, and it's the root for all other RIDs.
So, I try to use it to target all RIDs in the command

dotnet publish -c Release -r any --self-contained true

And it throws the following error(s):

C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\sdk\5.0.101\Sdks\Microsoft.NET.Sdk\targets\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.FrameworkReferenceResolution.targets(99,5): error NETSDK1084: There is no application host available for the specified RuntimeIdentifier 'any'. [C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Projects\C#\langs\Janky\language\language.csproj]
C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\sdk\5.0.101\Sdks\Microsoft.NET.Sdk\targets\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.FrameworkReferenceResolution.targets(99,5): error NETSDK1084: There is no application host available for the specified RuntimeIdentifier 'any'. [C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Projects\C#\langs\Janky\language\language.csproj]
C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\sdk\5.0.101\Sdks\Microsoft.NET.Sdk\targets\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.FrameworkReferenceResolution.targets(99,5): error NETSDK1084: There is no application host available for the specified RuntimeIdentifier 'any'. [C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Projects\C#\langs\Janky\language\language.csproj]
C:\Program Files (x86)\dotnet\sdk\5.0.101\Sdks\Microsoft.NET.Sdk\targets\Microsoft.NET.Sdk.FrameworkReferenceResolution.targets(99,5): error NETSDK1084: There is no application host available for the specified RuntimeIdentifier 'any'. [C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\Projects\C#\langs\Janky\language\language.csproj]

(idk why it does it 4 times.)

So, how can I use any?
If I can't, is there any way to target all runtimes?
What is the default value of -r? And why can't I have a self-contained application w/o specifying a runtime?

If I can't have a self contained application w/o a specified runtime (because that may be equal to any), is there any way to get around it?

Thanks!
Cheers!

Comments

[Fahmi Noor Fiqri]

I don't think that you can use '-r any' with self-contained option simultaneously, because to produce a self-contained .NET app you'll need to specify an exact target platform.

I'll find the doc and link it here

[Calin Baenen]

any doesn't work regardless of if it's self-contained or not.

[Calin Baenen]

I assume this is because of the way applications actually work?

[vbilopav]

Write an issue to their repo, to have that included

[Calin Baenen]

Where's the repo?
And how do I write an issue (presumably) on GitHub?

Thanks!
Cheers!

[vbilopav]

github.com/microsoft/dotnet