NuGet pack task doesn't include dependencies when using PackageReference

[satbai]

Repro steps:

1. Create a project that references other NuGet packages using PackageReference in the project file.
2. Use the v2.* NuGet task pack command to pack the project.
3. Add a NuGet push task to push the package to a feed.
4. View the pushed package in the feed. You should be able to see the referenced packages as dependencies but they're not there.

Notes:

• This does not repro with projects that reference packages using the package.config file instead of PackageReference.
• Originally reported in Developer Community

[Rzpeg]

@satbai The problem lies in nuget.exe itself. look: NuGet/Home#5979

The workaround that works for me is to patch nuspec with a powershell script, manually. This version supports only 1st level dependencies though.

Get-ChildItem -recurse | 
    where {$_.extension -eq ".nuspec"} |
    Foreach-Object {
        $PathToCsproj = $_.DirectoryName + "\" + $_.BaseName + ".csproj"
        $PathToNuSpec = $_.DirectoryName + "\" + $_.BaseName + ".nuspec"
        $csproj = [xml](Get-Content $PathToCsproj)
        $packageDependency = $csproj.Project.ItemGroup.PackageReference | Where-Object { $null -ne $_ }
        $nuspec = [xml](Get-Content $PathToNuSpec)

        $dep = $nuspec.CreateElement('dependencies', $nuspec.package.metadata.NamespaceURI)

        $packageDependency | ForEach-Object {
          $onedependency = $dep.AppendChild($nuspec.CreateElement('dependency', $nuspec.package.metadata.NamespaceURI))
          $onedependency.SetAttribute('id', $_.Include)
          $onedependency.SetAttribute('version', $_.Version)
        }

        $nuspec.package.metadata.AppendChild($dep)

        $nuspec.Save($PathToNuSpec)
    }

[edufur]

That workaround will not work for me as I have nested dependencies. What is being done to resolve this issue?

[satbai]

Looks like this bug should be part of this NuGet issue that bundles various issues with NuGet pack. @rrelyea, do you know if the nuget pack issues are being worked on yet?

[Rzpeg]

@edufur You could modify the script to process nested dependencies, just share it later, please.
I guess, nothing is being done to resolve this issue.