This project will not be maintained as support for converting to PackageReference is included in VS 15.7+: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/reference/migrate-packages-config-to-package-reference.
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This will convert projects that are using NuGet dependencies via packages.config or project.json to the newer PackageReference format. There are many benefits
to using this new format even in non-.NET Core projects (where it is required). Some of them include:
- Transitive dependencies are automatically included - you only need to include the dependencies you need
- install.ps1/uninstal.ps1 is not run so arbitrary code is not run on install and uninstall from untrusted packages
- Doesn't rewrite your project file
- Doesn't add extra files to the project
In order to run, right-click the Solution in Solution Exporer and click Upgrade to Package References:
After selecting that, the project will be transformed as shown below. It is highly recommended that you perform this on a source-control enabled directory so you can easily undo if something goes wrong.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
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Please file any issues if something does not work as expected.
In addition to deleting the packages.config file, the csproj file will be modified. Here's an example diff:
diff --git a/Gravatar/Gravatar.csproj b/Gravatar/Gravatar.csproj
index e33bdc720..e622d6602 100644
--- a/Gravatar/Gravatar.csproj
+++ b/Gravatar/Gravatar.csproj
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@
<TargetFrameworkProfile>
</TargetFrameworkProfile>
+ <RestoreProjectStyle>PackageReference</RestoreProjectStyle>
</PropertyGroup>
<PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
@@ -61,8 +62,4 @@
<Reference Include="System" />
<Reference Include="System.Drawing" />
- <Reference Include="System.IO.Abstractions, Version=2.0.0.144, Culture=neutral, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
- <HintPath>..\packages\System.IO.Abstractions.2.0.0.144\lib\net40\System.IO.Abstractions.dll</HintPath>
- <Private>True</Private>
- </Reference>
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
@@ -95,7 +92,4 @@
</BootstrapperPackage>
</ItemGroup>
- <ItemGroup>
- <None Include="packages.config" />
- </ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\Externals\Git.hub\Git.hub\Git.hub.csproj">
@@ -106,6 +100,10 @@
</ItemGroup>
<ItemGroup>
- <Analyzer Include="..\packages\StyleCop.Analyzers.1.1.0-beta006\analyzers\dotnet\cs\StyleCop.Analyzers.CodeFixes.dll" />
- <Analyzer Include="..\packages\StyleCop.Analyzers.1.1.0-beta006\analyzers\dotnet\cs\StyleCop.Analyzers.dll" />
+ <PackageReference Include="StyleCop.Analyzers">
+ <Version>1.1.0-beta006</Version>
+ </PackageReference>
+ <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Abstractions">
+ <Version>2.0.0.144</Version>
+ </PackageReference>
</ItemGroup>
<Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />