Current Stride.Native.targets file prevents from using modern NET MSBuild

[Jklawreszuk]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Problem: Currently you can't build an engine using modern MSBuild, because C++/CLI is not supported here. Also Visual C++ is only available on Windows.

# not possible
dotnet build / dotnet msbuild Stride.sln
# instead we use .NET Framework msbuild
msbuild Stride.sln

Cause: When you take a look at Stride.Native.targets file is using WindowsDesktop.vcxproj project contains ONLY EMPTY dllmain file which is included to dedicated native library (e.g. for libstrideaudio.dll, libstridenavigation.dll etc)

Solution

Lines from 131 to 134 in Stride.Native.targets file can be modified to use clang or cmake tool. If implemented correctly that could allow to crosscompile on Linux (in the far future ofc, when Linux platform will be good enough supported) which is usefull for cheaper to execute CI/CD pipelines.

Solution benefits

• No need to install legacy .NET Framework msbuild - you could build an engine using dotnet CLI simply using dotnet build
• Reduction of complexity
• Possibility to use more lightweight editors like VSCode for Stride source debugging