Create a Nuget package without adding that dependency to the current project?

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Using .NET Core, I'm trying to create a new Nuget without it installing the it's own dependencies. This is my new NuGet package csproj:

 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
    <TargetFrameworks>net461</TargetFrameworks>
    <PackageId>MyFirstNuget</PackageId>
    <Version>1.0.1-prerelease</Version>
    <Authors></Authors>
    <Company></Company>
    <Description></Description>
    <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
    <SccLocalPath>.</SccLocalPath>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="SomePackage" Version="7.12.4" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

When I install the package on a project it installs the package "SomePackage"

Is there an option not to install all the dependencies?

Josef Ginerman · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-03 10:09:19Z

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When working with PackageReference there are some ways to control dependency assets.

As stated here:

IncludeAssets: These assets will be consumed

ExcludeAssets: These assets will not be consumed

PrivateAssets: These assets will be consumed but won't flow to the parent project

In your case you need to use PrivateAssets like this:

 <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="SomePackage" Version="7.12.4">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
    </PackageReference>
  </ItemGroup>

since your project uses SomePackage, but you don't want SomePackage installed when you use your new NuGet package.

answered Dec 3, 2018 at 10:09

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zivkan · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-02 16:12:35Z

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I think PrivateAssets can help you. Try changing your PackageReference to

<PackageReference Include="UmbracoCms" Version="7.12.4">
  <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
</PackageReference>

answered Dec 2, 2018 at 16:12

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4 Comments

Liran Over a year ago

It still installs all the files

zivkan Over a year ago

Sorry, I don't understand your original question very well. Do you want to remove UmbracoCms content from your project? Or do you want UmbracoCms to not be a dependency of your package, so when someone else installs your package, they do not get UmbracoCms?

Liran Over a year ago

I have project that include nuget like UmbracoCms when I do build I don't want to see the files (I don't want that install the UmbracoCms into the project that include the nugets) only when I install the *.nupkg file (example other project) I want to see the file for umbraco

zivkan Over a year ago

ok, I think <ExcludeAssets>content;contentFiles</ExcludeAssets> is what you want, but I'm really sorry, I have trouble understanding your messages.

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