VSTS NuGet pack exclude test projects

8
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I am using VSTS vNext build system to build a C# solution. Below you can see the settings for the NuGet Packager. The path to nuspec files is set to reference the .csproj files.

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However this includes all .csproj files; I need to exclude test projects. Ignoring 'Core.Test.csproj' but still packaging 'Core.csproj'.

I have tried '*.csproj;-:!*test.csproj' and other combinations but have had no luck figuring this out! Does anyone know how the pattern matching works for vNext build?

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2 Answers

14
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**\*.csproj;-:**\*test.csproj should do it (no exclaimation point needed). If not, we may have a bug, and you should file it on GitHub.

6
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The latest version (2.x) of the NuGet task in VSTS and TFS 2018 uses a different pattern for excluding packages. Now you use ! instead of -:.

So **\*.csproj;-:**\*.Test.csproj changes to **\*.csproj;!**\*.Test.csproj.

Full pattern matching documentation can be found here.