A Nuspec file is used in the generation of Nuget packages. It can be used to specify meta data about the package, to define a package's dependencies, and to specify which files should be packaged.
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Ignore folders when packing a nuget package
Considering a project in Visual Studio with the following structure
Project
---Folder A
----- CS Files
---Folder B
----- CS Files
---Folder C
----- CS Files
All works great but I want to pack only content from Folder A and C, ignoring totally all…

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Include non-Solution items in Nuget package
I have created a Nuspec file with the following files elements:

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Nuget package dependency versions
Say I create a new library, that wraps a rest service using RestSharp.
I create a nuspec and publish to a nuget feed, and the dependency lists as...:
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RestSharp:105.2.3
...
Now I go and reference this package in…

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Determine stable version of dependencies
I have a pre-release package, after installing it in other projects, some unstable packages installs e.g. EntityFramework
Alternatively, I set fix version of EF in nuspec file.

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Correct way to configure /> in a .nuspec
Before I get blasted and downvoted, I have gone through all the documentation on the microsoft and nuget sites.
I am trying to create a nuget package but not abler to figure out what should be the path for the below in the .nuspec file

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Nuspec buildAction not applying to contentFiles
I've been recently trying to create a .nuspec file that attaches a .dll file as an Embedded Resource. To do so, I've used the contentFiles tag on metadata, setting the buildAction="EmbeddedResource", as described in the section Example contentFiles…

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nuspec contentFiles element invalid in metadata
I have included the following in my nuspec file:
However,…

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Nuget package all sub project in a solution
I have a solution which contains more than one Project. Project structure is as below.
/root
A.sln
A.nuspec
/ProjectB
projectB.csprj
projectB.nuspec
/ProjectC
projectC.csprj
projectC.nuspec
I have a few question.
1- What happens…

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How to add a Project url in .nuspec file when the link itself contains element name like 'id'.
Below is my Nuspec configuration
Test x
xxx
1.0.0.0
xxx
xxxx
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How to prevent nuspec token replacement on package install
I have a nuspec template file (template.nuspec.pp) in the content folder of a Nuget package. When the package is installed, I modify the name of the nuspec file using an install.ps1 script to match the targeted assembly. I want the contents of the…

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Nuget nuspec syntax
I'm creating a new nuget package in the nuspec file it seems they have a bizarre syntax $something$
$id$
$version$
$title$
$author$
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Including a non referenced dll from a package
I have a nuspec file that looks like this:
MyDll.Service
1.0.0
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add .net framework dependency to nuspec file
I have the following nuspec file:
Project.Proxy
0.0.1
Project.Proxy
Company name
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Invalid child elements in nuspec when calling Nuget pack
When I run
nuget pack myPackage.nuspec
The element 'metadata' in namespace 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd' has invalid child element 'packageSourceUrl' in namespace…

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