Cannot create Nuget package that has xunit as dependency

Question

Steps

Create a new .NETStandard 2.0 project e.g ClassLibrary1
Add xunit package as dependency
Open the command prompt and go to the location
Execute following two commands to create package

Please check dotnet pack for more details

dotnet build /p:SourceLinkCreate=true -v:n -c:Release -p:ci=true

dotnet pack -v:n -c=Release --no-build --include-source --include-symbols --output .\bin

Result: Package not created

Instead of xunit if you add any other dependency it works, for example NUnit and test framework, or Newtonsoft.Json. I have also tried with msbuild command, same result

Is there anything I am missing, or it's a bug?

score 12 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 18 '18 at 11:44

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This github issue says the behaviour is by design and your library needs the IsPackable setting in .csproj:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web" ToolsVersion="15.0">
  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
    <IsPackable>true</IsPackable>
    ...

answered Jan 18 '18 at 11:44

Justinas Marozas

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Thank you both Justinas Marozas and MJK for the solution. – Majix Aug 03 '18 at 18:30
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Wasted half a day to a day on this one dumb issue. – drewid Nov 15 '22 at 06:33

Cannot create Nuget package that has xunit as dependency

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