As of Nuget 2.8 you can add the following attribute to your nuget.config <configuration> <config> <add key=”dependencyversion” value=”Highest” /> </config> </configuration> When resolving your packages, the latest version of that package will be resolved. Other attributes include HighestMinor, HighestPatch and lowest (based on semantic versioning) Source: http://docs.nuget.org/docs/release-notes/nuget-2.8
So if you squint and look at the project.json, it’s basically a nuspec with a little bit of goop to describe what compilation options and sources are needed to build to project. Nuspecs today have 2 sections, frameworkAssemblies for “built in” stuff and dependencies for other nuget dependencies. It has the same meaning here. When … Read more
In version 2.7 there is an option called developmentDependency that can be set into package.config to avoid including dependency. <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <packages> <package id=”jQuery” version=”1.5.2″ /> <package id=”netfx-Guard” version=”1.3.3.2″ developmentDependency=”true” /> <package id=”microsoft-web-helpers” version=”1.15″ /> </packages>
The package source was offline !! I installed VS2017 professional on my system and opened an existing project and found that multiple packages were missing. I tried everything I could, without looking at Package Source !! I am writing this answer as I tried the below solutions but none of them worked : Clearing the … Read more