Native c++/cli nugets

__native_nuget.md

Native c++/cli nugets

You need:

• nuget.exe
• VS developer command prompt

Nuget Creation:

• Create a ./build folder
• Create MYCLRPROJECT.props inside the build folder (file below)
• Create MYCLRPROJECT.targets inside the build folder (file below)
• Create a MYCLRPROJECT.nuspec file, where you explicitly include at least: MYCLRPROJECT.dll, Ijwhost.dll from the build output folder and at least MYCLRPROJECT.props and MYCLRPROJECT.targets from the ./build folder (file below)
• Build the MYCLRPROJECT.vcxproj
• nuget pack the nuspec file

This example builds to $(ProjectDir)bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\

create-nuget.bat

@echo off

set vs_com19="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\Tools\vsdevcmd.bat"

@RD /S /Q .\bin\

call %vs_com19%
call msbuild -t:restore /t:Build /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=x64 /p:PublishProfile=x64
call msbuild -t:restore /t:Build /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform=x86 /p:PublishProfile=x86

nuget pack .\MYCLRPROJECT.nuspec -Build -Symbols -NoPackageAnalysis -Properties 'Configuration=Debug;CConfiguration=Debug;' -OutputDirectory nuget -Version 0.1

echo "finished"

MYCLRPROJECT.nuspec

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
  <metadata minClientVersion="2.5">
    
    <tags>Native, native</tags>
  </metadata>

  <files>
    <!-- Include everything in \build -->
    <file src="build\**" target="build" />

    <file src="bin\x64\$CConfiguration$\*.dll" target="runtimes\win-x64\native" />
    <file src="bin\win32\$CConfiguration$\*.dll" target="runtimes\win-x86\native" />
  </files>

</package>

MYCLRPROJECT.props

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <ItemGroup>
    <Reference Include="MYCLRDLL" Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64' or '$(Platform)' == 'AnyCPU'">
        <HintPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\runtimes\win-x64\native\MYCLRPROJECT.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
    <Reference Include="MYCLRDLL" Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x86'">
        <HintPath>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\runtimes\win-x86\native\MYCLRPROJECT.dll</HintPath>
    </Reference>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>

MYCLRPROJECT.targets

<Project xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <ItemGroup>
    <NativeLibs Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\runtimes\win-x86\native\*.dll" Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x86'" />
    <NativeLibs Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\..\runtimes\win-x64\native\*.dll" Condition="'$(Platform)' == 'x64' or '$(Platform)' == 'AnyCPU'" />
    <ContentWithTargetPath Include="@(NativeLibs)">
      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
      <TargetPath>%(Filename)%(Extension)</TargetPath>
    </ContentWithTargetPath>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>