[Enhancement] Improved DWSIM compilation instructions in README.md

[alamarche]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Over the years, I've occasionally gotten the itch to try and pursue DWSIM development. I'm usually stopped when the compilation steps don't result in a successful build of the SW.

Describe the solution you'd like
Sufficiently detailed instructions to result in successful builds. The general procedure I've been following has been:

1. Install VS Community Edition 2022 with the addons listed at the end of the feature request
2. Install required versions of the .NET Framework Developer Packs (4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.8)
3. Reboot so VS Community recognizes that relevant versions of .NET Framework are detected
4. Open DWSIM.sln
5. Select build target to Release|x64
6. Restore Nuget packages (successfully)
   
7. Attempt to build
8. Get lots of errors

The most prominent error to me is the following, which occurs frequently.

Reference required to assembly 'netstandard, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51' containing the type 'IList(Of )'. Add one to your project.

This old bug report seems relevant, but unclear since I'm newer to .NET Framework
dotnet/standard#542

Describe alternatives you've considered
I'm primarily a Linux user, and strangely I appeared to have better levels of success building using JetBrains Rider + Mono on that system (11 build errors vs. 210 on Win+VS). I had 8 of the same error cited above, but for the DWSIM.GlobalSettings package. I'll respond with the bug report from that machine.

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Detailed list of compile errors

Book.xlsx

[alamarche]

Supplemental information from attempted build on Linux (probably out of scope for the ticket - not sure if you really support building from linux):

System Information

• Pop!-OS 22.04 LTS (Ubuntu)

Mono Information

$ apt list mono-* | grep installed | grep -v automatic

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

mono-complete/stable-focal,now 6.12.0.200-0xamarin2+ubuntu2004b1 amd64 [installed]

Build Log Output (Errors)
readme.md

[DanWBR]

@alamarche building on Linux is not supported. On Windows you missed installation of NET Core 2.1, I guess. I usually install the whole NET dev environment so I don't know exactly what packages are required.

[einhander]

@DanWBR can you provide instructions to build Linux version on Windows system?

[DanWBR]

@einhander first build ReleaseWin, then ReleaseLinux config, then check DistPackages/Linux

[alamarche]

Thanks, Dan. Figured building on Linux wasn't supported, mostly provided it as informative since I was surprised to get less errors. Installed .NET Core 2.1 and included some more package sets from the VS Installer. Built without error.

I'm going to close this out. I might write-up a few extra steps to the compiling section of README.md to help clarify for folks going forward.

[s1ntecs]

Thanks, Dan. Figured building on Linux wasn't supported, mostly provided it as informative since I was surprised to get less errors. Installed .NET Core 2.1 and included some more package sets from the VS Installer. Built without error.

I'm going to close this out. I might write-up a few extra steps to the compiling section of README.md to help clarify for folks going forward.

Hello.

Please tell me what other packages you installed from VS Installer?

[DanWBR]

@s1ntecs you need mainly .NET 4.6.x, 4.7.x Targeting Packs and .NET Core 2.1, and the latest .NET Framework version (4.8.something)

[s1ntecs]

@s1ntecs you need mainly .NET 4.6.x, 4.7.x Targeting Packs and .NET Core 2.1, and the latest .NET Framework version (4.8.something)

Thank you so much, out of 200 errors there are 8 left, now I will solve them 🙏