I have a solution that generates DLLs. There are good reasons to have multiple DLLs and I cannot just combine all of the dll projects into one, so I am using ilmerge to generate a single DLL as my final product. The ilmerge is done in the post-build.
The problem that I have is that I would like to create a nuget package using this generated DLL.
Normally, you could use this in the post build:
c:\NuGet.exe pack "$(ProjectPath)" -Symbols -OutputDir "\\Some Path\NuGet Packages"
This uses your solution's target to create the nuget package. The problem, of course, is that the target that the solution has is not the target that I want to use.
I could use a nuspec file. The problem with that is that I want to use the version number of the DLL as the version number of the nuget package.
So, my issue could be solved in a couple of different ways:
Create some sort of project that has MyPackage.dll as a target but that doesn't otherwise do anything.
Somehow create a nuspec file that uses the version number of the DLL file as the nuget version.
Any ideas?
Somehow create a nuspec file that uses the version number of the DLL file as the nuget version.
$version$ replacement token can be user more details here http://docs.nuget.org/docs/reference/nuspec-reference
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I have a vendor provided DLL which is based on .NET Framework. I do not have access to code and I only have the DLL. I have packaged this DLL into a nuget package and now I am trying to refer this into a .NET standard project. But I am getting warning as - Package 'MyPackage 0.0.1' was restored using '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1' instead of the project target framework '.NETStandard,Version=v2.0'. This package may not be fully compatible with your project..
If I refer the DLL directly into a .NET standard project it doesn't show this warning. But using it after creating a nuget package shows that.
I also tried creating a .NET standard lib project, added DLL reference and then created a nuget package but still it was showing same warning.
Is there another way of doing it? Vendor doesn't provide DLLs targeting other frameworks and I have to use it after packaging it into Nuget because of requirements.
In my side, I test the situation as you described. Create a net standard lib project called test, then use this node to include into the package.
1) create a net standard lib nuget project called test and only add this node under test.csproj file:
<ItemGroup>
<None Include="xxx\xxx\xxx.dll"(the whole path of the net framework dll) Pack="true" PackagePath="lib\$(TargetFramework)"></None>
</ItemGroup>
2) right-click on the net standard test project-->click Pack button and you can get the new version of the nuget package.
Before you install the nuget package into another main project, you should first clean nuget caches or delete all files under C:\Users\xxx(current user)\.nuget\packages.
And I did not face the issue in my side with all the above steps.
I am trying to use some references in Visual Studio, I have installed NuGet to use some libraries.
Is there a way to use only part of the package installed with NuGet? For example, if I am using TeklaOpenApi and the following .dll files are installed with this package:
TeklaModel
TeklaDialog
TeklaDrawing
Use for example just TeklaModel, could I do this using NuGet?
Is there a way to use only part of the package installed with NuGet?
I am afraid that you cannot get what you want. It is designed by nuget package. Usually, when the nuget package contains other dlls which means they are probably depended on a master DLL, or used at runtime.
All of them play an important role in this nuget, so we cannot easily remove them.
Although we can use Assembly Reference format(Right-click on References-->Add Reference--> choose one Dll) to reference the specific dll, but there is a risk that if the DLL depends on other corresponding DLL, an error will be reported. So we don't recommend it.
The best way is to install the whole nuget package with all the related dlls.
Hope it could help you.
I need my Visual Studio C# library published to NuGet with a custom name from command line.
As far as I understood there is only one way to do it - using .nuspec file with the ID specified. This is what I wouldn't like to do because I'd have to manually fix the file on every project change. I also was not able to find a tool who generates a .nuspec (with dependencies) from a .cproj file.
I've been looking and the nuget pack options, but only found -Properties who seems not to do the job.
I also was not able to find a tool who generates a .nuspec (with
dependencies) from a .cproj file.
As far as I know, there's no easy tool(nuget spec command does't support doing that) to generate the .nuspec with package dependencies from a xx.csproj. And since your actual question is Set custom ID for a NuGet package **without** using .nuspec, I won't talk about how to generate and modify it here.
I've been looking and the nuget pack options, but only found
-Properties who seems not to do the job.
I assume you're using a .net framework project that uses PackageReference format. Since you're not willing to use .nuspec file, you have to use nuget pack xx.csproj or nuget pack(run this command in where the csproj exists) command.
But as I know there's also a known issue that nuget pack won't show dependencies when using this command with projects that use PackageReference format. And yes, nuget pack -Properties won't meet your needs for your current project type. So it's not a good choice.
Set custom ID for a NuGet package without using .nuspec
Suggests for your original question:
Since you don't want to use .nuspec file, nuget pack is not an option for your situation. To create a nuget package, nuget.exe is not your only choice. You can also consider dotnet CLI and MSBuild.exe.
1.You can choose to change your project from non-SDK format to new SDK format, then you can specify the ID in project file(.csproj), and you don't need a .nuspec any more. Also, after the migration, it will support specifying the ID in command-line.
So you can use command like dotnet pack -p:PackageID=TestName to specify the ID(or other package metadata) in command-line easily. (For sdk format, you can also use msbuild.exe)
2.If you don't want to change your current project format to SDK format, you can follow this topic: If you are using MSBuild with a non-SDK-style project and PackageReference, add the NuGet.Build.Tasks.Pack package to your project.
Consume that package and then use command msbuild -t:restore to restore nuget packages in command-line. Then use command like msbuild -t:pack -p:PackageID=xxx to specify ID in command-line.(Or set that ID in xx.csproj)
I created a setup project using Microsoft Visual Studio Installer Projects (0.9.3, this is latest for Visual Studio 2019). After setup is executed it installs Nuget package assemblies that are different from the assemblies generated during build.
Why is it doing that and how can I make it to chose assemblies consistent with build assemblies?
My application is for 4.7.2 framework. Typical example is System.ValueTuple.dll (4.0.2)
Build retrieves assembly from:
C:\Users\.nuget\packages\system.valuetuple\4.5.0\lib\net47\System.ValueTuple.dll
Install retrieves assembly from:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETFramework\v4.7.2\Facades\System.ValueTuple.dll
While install based on 4.0.2 creates a concern but works, when I upgrade nuget package to version 4.6 (and assembly to 4.0.3) install switches to using assembly C:\Users\vgdev.nuget\packages\system.valuetuple\4.5.0\ref\net47\System.ValueTuple.dll
If you look closer, you will notice path above has \ref folder and it contains "reference" assembly. Reference assemblies are not meant to be installed and cause errors BadImageformatException.
The build after Nuget package upgrade continues to pull packages from the correct \lib folder and application works fine. So what I want to do is to make installer work consistently with build. Any advice?
Install retrieves assembly from: C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference
Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework.NETFramework\v4.7.2\Facades\System.ValueTuple.dll
Which way do you reference that package? I can only reproduce this issue when I add reference manually.(Right-click project=>Add reference=>Browse...) If you're doing so, please remove that reference, and add that reference back by Nuget Package Manager UI.
My application is for 4.7.2 framework. Typical example is
System.ValueTuple.dll (4.0.2). When I upgrade nuget package to version 4.6 (and assembly to 4.0.3)
I can only find it with latest 4.5.0 here. And I think it contains the assembly version 4.0.3 instead of 4.0.2.
(I guess something corrupts the process when VS recognize your assembly version cause in most machines it displays 4.0.3 while in one machine, it displays 4.0.2, quite strange...)
The build after Nuget package upgrade continues to pull packages from
the correct \lib folder and application works fine. So what I want to
do is to make installer work consistently with build. Any advice?
Cause of the issue:
This strange behavior may have something to do with Setup project. I can reproduce same situation and I found this issue only occurs when I use PackageReference format to manage nuget packages in my application.(.net 4.7.2)
PackageReference format is the new nuget package manage format after VS2017. I'm not sure if the Setup project fully support for it.
Here're two suggestions which may help:
1.I found this issue only occurs when using PackageReference format. So you can try using Packages.config format in your application. And I've checked the setup project can recognize this format well.
Uninstall all PackageReference format packages, and go Tools=>Nuget Packages Manager=>Nuget Package Manager to set the Allow format selection... to true.
Clean all nuget cache and click ok. After that delete bin and obj folders, then restart VS to add those packages back using Packages.config format.
2.If you continue to use PackageReference format. Try excluding the assembly from ref folder, and manually add that from lib folder by Add=>Assembly=>Browse.
Note: Since Setup project may not fully support packageReference format projects, actually I think #1 could be more suitable for your situation. And you can create a new simple project with packages.config format to check if the issue can be resolved by Packages.config format. Hope it helps :)
It seems that the root cause of the problem is the usage of the BuiltProjectOutputGroupDependencies target by visual studio setup projects instead of the ReferenceCopyLocalPathsOutputGroup target (see PackageReferences put ref instead of lib assemblies in the output group used by VS installer projects).
The proposed workaround is to overwrite the BuiltProjectOutputGroupDependencies target at the end in the project file of your main project:
<Target
Name="BuiltProjectOutputGroupDependencies"
DependsOnTargets="$(BuiltProjectOutputGroupDependenciesDependsOn)"
Returns="#(BuiltProjectOutputGroupDependency)">
<ItemGroup>
<BuiltProjectOutputGroupDependency Include="#(ReferenceCopyLocalPaths->'%(FullPath)');
#(ReferenceDependencyPaths->'%(FullPath)');
#(NativeReferenceFile->'%(FullPath)');
#(_DeploymentLooseManifestFile->'%(FullPath)');
#(ResolvedIsolatedComModules->'%(FullPath)');
#(ReferenceComWrappersToCopyLocal->'%(FullPath)')"/>
</ItemGroup>
</Target>
Is it possible to make a solution in VS depend on (i.e. include) an entire other solution? I've seen some stuff about "Solution Folders", but these don't seem to be the same thing....? Thanks! (BTW, I'm using VS 2008)
Not really. You'd have to do one of the following:
Make a build script that builds the solutions in the correct order.
Pre-build solution A, and only reference the built binary outputs from it in solution B.
Make a third solution containing all of the projects from both solutions.
The first two items are the most common, where I personally prefer the second.
This post is old, but these days you can easily reuse dependencies in other solutions by building nuget packages for all of them. VS 2015 has nuget package building built in but is currently a Release Candidate. In Visual Studio 2013 you can use the Nuget.Packaging nuget package to allow your project to build as a Nuget Package.
Then you can just publish new versions of your packages to a local network share and configure it as a Repository in Visual Studio.
Then your other solution's projects can depend on that package.
For example, say you have a reusable Utility DLL in a Solution Called "Core Framework" and you want to use a utility in there on a WebSite you are building in a solution called "XYZEcosystem".
In the CoreFramework solution you would build a nuget package for the Utility Project that compiles to the utility dll and include the dll and it's pdb file in the package.
Then you publish that to your network share.
So let's say your package has an ID like "XYZ.Core.Utilities" with a version of 1.0.0.0.
Now in XYZEcosystem you would use the package manager console, set the repository drop down to your repository and type "Install-Package XYZ.Core.Utilities" and it will install the latest version of XYZ.Core.Utilities.
If you make a change to XYZ.Core.Utilities you can run Update-Package XYZ.Core.Utilities on XYZEcosystem and it will pick up the new version.
Take a look here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/habibh/walkthrough-adding-an-existing-visual-studio-solution-to-another-solution
Actually the method described adds all projects from another solution to the current solution, not quite what we want, but at least this saves time adding all of the projects manually one by one.
A solution is a collection of assemblies that build to create some kind of executable or dll. Having one solution depend on another does not make sense. The output assembly (executable/dll) depends on the assemblies that it references. If your solution depends on other assemblies, then reference them. You can add projects to your solution (File>Add>Existing Project) and then you can add refences these projects from your output project.
You cannot do that. And why would you want to?
Simply add all the projects that you depend on (the projects in the 'other' solution) to the solution.
Then use project references (not file references) between the projects.