Error "Could not find a part of the path" while publishing .NET Core Application
<p>I have a very simple .NET Core Web Application (.NET Framework) created with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 that builds without errors.</p>

<p>I can publish on file system with x64 profile. However when trying to publish with target runtime "win7-x86" gives de following error:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Could not find a part of the path 'c:\Users\Developer\Documents\Visual
  Studio
  2015\Projects\SelfHostTest\src\SelfHostTest\bin\Release\net452\win7-x86\SelfHostTest.exe'</p>
</blockquote>

<p>I use a Windows 8.1 x64 machine. I went to "Configuration Manager" and changed "Platform" from "Any CPU" to "x86" but didn't work.</p>

<p>I noticed there's a folder "src\SelfHost2\bin\Debug\net452\win7-x64" but nothing I do creates a structure for x86.</p>

<p>This publish works:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kf7JE.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kf7JE.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>This publish does not work:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/iu8T3.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/iu8T3.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Here's my project.json in order to help someone helps me.</p>

<pre><code>{
  "dependencies": {
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": {
      "version": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
      "type": "build"
    },
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.WebListener": "0.1.0",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.StaticFiles": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.EnvironmentVariables": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions": "1.0.0",
    "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink.Loader": "14.0.0"
  },

  "tools": {
    "BundlerMinifier.Core": "2.0.238",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final",
    "Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.IISIntegration.Tools": "1.0.0-preview2-final"
  },

  "frameworks": {
    "net452": {
      "dependencies": {
      }
    }
  },

  "buildOptions": {
    "emitEntryPoint": true,
    "preserveCompilationContext": true
  },

  "runtimes": {
    "win7-x64": {},
    "win7-x86": {}
  },

  "publishOptions": {
    "include": [
      "wwwroot",
      "Views",
      "Areas/**/Views",
      "appsettings.json",
      "web.config"
    ]
  },

  "scripts": {
    "prepublish": [ "bower install", "dotnet bundle" ],
    "postpublish": [ "dotnet publish-iis --publish-folder %publish:OutputPath% --framework %publish:FullTargetFramework%" ]
  },

  "commands": {
    "http": "Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting --server Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener --server.urls http://localhost:5000"
  }
}
</code></pre>