Pack when referencing Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp generates exclude="Build,Analyzers"

Repro steps:

1. New project:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>netstandard1.3</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup>
    <Version>0.1.0-dev</Version>
    <Authors>Author</Authors>
    <Description>Descriptor</Description>
    <NeutralLanguage>en</NeutralLanguage>
    <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="2.3.1" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

1. Build in VS
2. Check created package.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2012/06/nuspec.xsd">
  <metadata>
    <id>PackRepro</id>
    <version>0.1.0-dev</version>
    <authors>Author</authors>
    <owners>Author</owners>
    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
    <license type="expression">MIT</license>
    <description>Descriptor</description>
    <dependencies>
      <group targetFramework=".NETStandard1.3">
        <dependency id="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" version="2.3.1" exclude="Build,Analyzers" />
        <dependency id="NETStandard.Library" version="1.6.1" exclude="Build,Analyzers" />
      </group>
    </dependencies>
  </metadata>
</package>

I tried <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" Version="2.3.1" PrivateAssets="none"/> but it did not have any effect.

Is there a way to pack this so that analyzers are not excluded? Is there documentation about this?

[nkolev92]

The exact repro didn’t matter in my case:

Here’s the generated nuspec.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
  <metadata>
    <id>3489-repro</id>
    <version>0.1.0-dev</version>
    <authors>Author</authors>
    <owners>Author</owners>
    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
    <license type="expression">MIT</license>
    <licenseUrl>https://licenses.nuget.org/MIT</licenseUrl>
    <description>Descriptor</description>
    <dependencies>
      <group targetFramework=".NETStandard1.3">
        <dependency id="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp" version="2.3.1" include="All" />
        <dependency id="NETStandard.Library" version="1.6.1" exclude="Build,Analyzers" />
      </group>
    </dependencies>
  </metadata>
</package>

I’ll do some digging to see if I can figure out the scenario in which it ends up not working.

It’d be helpful if you can provide us the assets file right before you pack.

[nkolev92]

Pack burns in the restored versions of packages, not the requested ones. So it’s by design right now.

Pack also doesn’t run build if it’s out of date. I see restore as the same thing.

Note that even if pack were to do an up to date restore check, it’d then need to run an up to date build check.

I’m not saying it’ll never ever change or something like that, I just don’t see any immediate changes happening 😃