Install protoc from a dotnet global tool

[lazarofl]

What language does this apply to? dotnet code generation

Describe the problem you are trying to solve.

protoc is available on protoc-version_number-win32.zip file at releases, so, I have to download it from github, unzip it on a local directory and add path to environment variables to use it.

So, download and install it without a CLI is a pain in the neck.

Describe the solution you'd like

1. protoc could be called from a dotnet global tool, maintaining it's same syntax.
2. Package version could be published based on protoc releases.
3. dotnet global tools works on Windows/Linux/Mac.
4. Include dotnet global tools as an option on C# tutorial page

Describe alternatives you've considered

Create a script do download the latest version from github using, for example, wget and tar commands and register path on environment variables. Create a wrapper, as protobuf-net did, with have older versions of protoc.exe on it`s latest release 👎

[lazarofl]

I've created a dotnet global tool that uses the latest protoc.exe version as a suggestion for this issue https://github.com/lazarofl/dotnetglobal-protoc

[lazarofl]

A good alternative to this approach are chocolatey packages that some friends told me, like https://chocolatey.org/packages/protoc, just run choco install protoc, latest versions are available. 👍

[BSBandme]

Jie, feel free to reassign to others as I'm not sure who is the right guy to take this.

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