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Create nuget package that include other nuget package

I have created a .NET Standard project where I installed the version 4.4.4 of the System.ServiceModel.Http nuget package. This package include also the dll System.ServiceModel.Primitives... I add image: I have created a nuget package from my…
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Switch back to packages.config - clarification on answer

In line with the rules, I have to ask a new question, to get some clarification on another question/answer. This answer is this one: https://stackoverflow.com/a/45964469/305916 Then what? Just did the accepted answer, but the packages.config file is…
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NuGet CLI not restore the package for the packagereference

I have created a new .net core project with Visual Studio 2017, then add a nuget package Newtonsoft.Json to the project. After that I know the package will cached at the folder C:\Users\\.nuget\packages. For some reason, I have to delete…
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How do I get msbuild /restore to work for a standalone/non-SDK project file?

I want to use msbuild /restore with my project file. However, my project file is more like a script which orchestrates building multiple projects with particular properties, etc. Thus, it doesn’t make sense for me to set Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk"…
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Clarify how VisualStudio "PackageReference" works

My test scenario using "PackageReference" mode: Project A reference project B. Project B use third party library installed via packagemanager. The Third party library depends on other third party library (tpl2 for brevity). I try to use tpl2 from A,…
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MSBuild Conditional PackageReference based on .Net TargetFramework

INTRODUCTION I am building a class library which could be used by some legacy applications targetting .Net Framework 4.0 and new applications targetting .Net Framework 4.6.1 I am adding some database/Hibernate new code in the class library that…
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.NET Core - why do 'classic' assembly references not get put into the generated .deps.json files at a higher level?

In .NET core, the generated .deps.json file controls assembly loading - if your dependencies aren't in the .deps.json for your top level application, they will not get loaded unless you start handling AssemblyResolve events and all that stuff. The…
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Migration of .NET Framework packages.config to PackageReferences removed most References and shows warnings and errors

I have a legacy .NET Framework solution (ASP.NET) which I am trying to slowly fix the technical debt for. I tried to move the packages.config to PackageReferences in 4 of the 5 projects in the solution (the non-ASP.NET ones). One of the projects, an…
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What is the difference between binding redirection under packagereference and packages.config?

On multiple GitHub issues, you can see that there are differences between packages.config and Package Reference. Most explanations: packages.config is bound during download and Package Reference is at runtime, but what are the specific differences?…
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how to add dotnet compile time only dependency

I have a package which should only be a compile-time dependency, i.e. included in the build but not part of output. Like "CopyLocal=false" works in non-sdk projects. I tried runtime on PackageReference which sort of…
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Assembly references of PackageReference missing when building with jenkins and devenv.com

I'm building a solution that contains a class library, a UnitTest Project and a .vdproj setup project. Because MSBuild cannot handle vdproj I'm using devenv.com. I'm calling C:\NuGet\nuget.exe restore "%WORKSPACE%\solution.sln" -ConfigFile…
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MSBuild Conditions Not Evaluating

I have an app which can come in one of 3 "flavors", the flavor depends only on the NuGet packages that are referenced in the project. In order to simplify the build, I want to use a custom property to define the flavor and then use conditions on the…
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Visual Studio References shows NuGet package that is not referenced

I converted a .NET Framework 4.7.2 project from packages.config to PackageReferences format by right clicking the packages.config file within VS 2019. Since then Visual Studio shows blue icons of a NuGet package which I uninstalled from the project…
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Load csproj The attribute "ExcludeAssets" in element is unrecognized

Using Microsoft.Build component to load a csproj using method ProjectCollection.GlobalProjectCollection.LoadProject. Documentation here. Loading a csproj with PackageReference and ExcludeAsset attribute in one of the references, example: …
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How control what depenent version is installed when using PackageReference

I have a C# project that uses PackageReference to manage dependencies using NuGet. I am able to install top-level packages using the NuGet manager with no issues. However, I am looking for a way to force Nuget to install a specific version of one of…
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