When building a project in VSTS we first download the nuget packages in a NUget restore step.
the path to nuget.config points to a file in the solution folder .nuget. in this file there is a path to the repository.
when running the build the restore step works fine and all the packages gets restored into this directory.
2017-07-12T14:11:15.7270814Z Adding package '***' to folder 'd:\a\3\s\microservices\MyPackages12'
but during the build the packages can't be found because of a wrong location.
2017-07-12T14:11:27.7978408Z Considered "..\..\MyPackages\
this only seems to fail for packages from a package feed from vsts.
where or how can i change the locations for the packages in the buildstep?
thanks..
Edit
Nuget.config
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<config>
<add key="repositoryPath" value="..\MyPackages" />
</config>
<packageSources>
<add key="nuget.org" value="https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/" />
<add key="MyWebAPI" value="https://MyWebAPI.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/MyWebAPI/nuget/v3/index.json" protocolVersion="3" />
</packageSources>
</configuration>
Edit 2 I've got it working but not as i like it.
first current solution. version 2 of the nuget installer
current nuget.config.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
<config>
<add key="repositoryPath" value="..\s\WebSiteCiCd\Packages" />
</config>
<packageSources>
<!-- remove any machine-wide sources with <clear/> -->
<clear />
<!-- add a Team Services feed -->
<add key="MyGreatFeed" value="https://CICD.pkgs.visualstudio.com/_packaging/CICDWebAPI/nuget/v3/index.json" />
<!-- also get packages from the NuGet Gallery -->
<add key="nuget.org" value="https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/" />
</packageSources>
<activePackageSource>
<add key="All" value="(Aggregate source)" />
</activePackageSource>
</configuration>
what i don't like is the
<add key="repositoryPath" value="..\s\WebSiteCiCd\Packages" />
I would like to have a centralized nuget.config without specific project names.
the problem i think is because of the build task dooesn't look at the nuget.config settings but takes the settings in de proj file..
which is in the failing builds.. in this case i used
<add key="repositoryPath" value="..\MyPackages" />
this results in a restore step
2017-07-14T06:35:40.5913207Z Restoring NuGet package Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages.3.2.3.
2017-07-14T06:35:40.5923209Z GET https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/Packages(Id='Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages',Version='3.2.3')
2017-07-14T06:35:40.6643208Z OK https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/Packages(Id='Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.WebHost',Version='5.2.3') 113ms
2017-07-14T06:35:40.6683214Z GET https://www.nuget.org/api/v2/package/Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.WebHost/5.2.3
2017-07-14T06:35:40.6798131Z Completed installation of Microsoft.AspNet.Razor 3.2.3
2017-07-14T06:35:40.6818132Z Adding package 'Microsoft.AspNet.Razor.3.2.3' to folder 'd:\a\1\MyPackages'
2017-07-14T06:35:40.6828123Z Completed installation of Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc 5.2.3
but in the build step it uses a different location
2017-07-14T06:35:49.5938928Z d:\a\1\s\WebSiteCiCd\WebSiteCiCd\WebSiteCiCd.csproj(297,5): error : This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer.
Use NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105.
The missing file is ..\packages\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.1.3.2\build\Microsoft.Net.Compilers.props.
it uses the ..\packages\ reference path
hopes this helps..