Nuget package references and depencies problem

Question

I have c# projects with packages and references in hierarchy like this

Project-A
  package1
  package2
  Project-B
    package3
    package4
    Project-C
      package5
      package6

So project A references some packages and Project B, which references another packages and Project C, which references some third packets. I need to pack the project A into a NuGet Package so that in it has dependencies to all of the packages like this :

Project-A-Nuget
  package1
  package2
  package3
  package4
  package5
  package6

I already tried to use .nuspec file to define dependencies like above but in that case i cant download my package because it tries to find and restore my referenced projects as packages. I tried to use just dotnet pack, but in that case it is not registering packages as dependencies

My .nuspec file looks like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
    <metadata>
        <id>ProjectA.Nuget</id>
        <version>1.0.0</version>
        <title>ProjectA.Nuget</title>
        <authors>Me</authors>
        <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
        <description>Description.</description>
        <dependencies>
            <dependency id="package1" version="[6.0.11]" />
            <dependency id="package2" version="[6.0.11]" />
            <dependency id="package3" version="[6.0.11]" />
            <dependency id="package4" version="[6.0.11]" />
            <dependency id="package5" version="[6.0.11]" />
            <dependency id="package6" version="[6.0.11]" />
        </dependencies>
    </metadata>
</package>

Is Project B and Project C also nuget packages? How are you going to resolve those dependencies when running Project A? — gunr2171, Mar 28 '23 at 14:09
If a class library produces a NuGet package, msbuild will convert ``s to ``s for consuming projects — Pieterjan, Mar 28 '23 at 19:15
@Pieterjan that is the problem. I want my referenced projects to be included as compile time assemblies, but when I achieve that, I can't specify my package dependencies — SourCreamKun, Mar 29 '23 at 04:42
@AleksandrTereshchenko It does not make a difference for me. I tried with and without it. — SourCreamKun, Mar 29 '23 at 04:49
@gunr2171 No, they are not nuget packages, just referenced projects in the same solution. I need them to be included in the nuget package as compile time assemblies. — SourCreamKun, Mar 29 '23 at 04:52

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 29 '23 at 14:22

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To include dlls that used via ProjectReference or Reference in your nuget package then follow the steps:

Download nuget.exe
Add <IsPackable>true</IsPackabe> to <PropertyGroup> of your .csproj file
run nuget pack -IncludeReferencedProjects (nuget pack command)

answered Mar 29 '23 at 14:22

Aleksandr Tereshchenko

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I tried that way, it is not working for package references. Meaning that assemblies link correctly, but my dependencies are not shown – SourCreamKun Apr 10 '23 at 05:07
@SourCreamKun do you have nuspec file or not? If so, then try to remove it and move all tags(Author, Version, etc.) to Directory.build.props or csproj files – Aleksandr Tereshchenko Apr 10 '23 at 21:16
Tried both ways, with and without. With .nuspec file I can see my package dependencies, but not linked assemblies and the other way around so without it I can see assemblies but not dependencies – SourCreamKun Apr 13 '23 at 07:19
Update your question please and add .csproj content – Aleksandr Tereshchenko Apr 13 '23 at 08:13

Nuget package references and depencies problem

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