NuGet - Create a package with projectUrl from command line - nuget

Here's the command line I use to create a NuGet package:
nuget.exe pack something.csproj -OutputDirectory "\\some\directory" -Prop Configuration=Release
Is there a way to set the projectUrl element (or maybe any other Metadata element) directly in the command line?

How about something like the following:
nuget pack something.csproj foo.nuspec /p version=1.0.0.0;projectUrl="http://myurl.com/
while nuspec would look like the following:
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<package xmlns='http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd'>
<metadata>
<id>Foo</d>
<version>$version$</version>
<authors>$authors$</authors>
<description>Some description</description>
<language>en-US</language>
<licenseUrl>$licenseUrl$</licenseUrl>
<projectUrl>$projectUrl$</projectUrl>
<iconUrl>$iconUrl$</iconUrl>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<tags>some tags</tags>
<dependencies>
<dependency id='CodeContracts.Unofficial' version='$codeContractsVersion$'/>
</dependencies>
</metadata>
<files>
......
</files>
</package>

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<copyright>Copyright 2020</copyright>
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I wish to ensure my nuget package always updates to the latest version of another dependent package. Is there anyway I can do this?
My current nuspec looks like
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<package>
<metadata>
<id>Engine</id>
<version>$version$</version>
<title>Engine</title>
<authors>AgResearch</authors>
<owners>Overseer </owners>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
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Nuget Pack with -IncludeReferencedProjects includes itself

My nuget build script,
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is for some of my projects including the project itself as a dependency. I have no idea why.
outputted nuget spec in the nupkg
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/10/nuspec.xsd">
<metadata>
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<version>1.0.0-pre-2014052105</version>
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</dependencies>
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By any chance, your solution has a circular dependency? If possible, can you please share a simplified repro project and report an issue on http://nuget.codeplex.com? Thanks.

Prerelease versioning in NuGet

I am trying to create a NuGet pre-release package. Here is my NuSpec file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<package >
<metadata>
<id>xxx.Web.Mvc</id>
<version>1.0.3-prelrelease1</version>
<authors>xxx</authors>
<owners>xxx</owners>
<projectUrl>https://xxx</projectUrl>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>xxxx.</description>
<releaseNotes>NuGet package.</releaseNotes>
<copyright>Copyright 2013 xxx</copyright>
<tags>asmx xxx</tags>
<dependencies>
<dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc" version="4.0.30506.0" />
<dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.Razor" version="2.0.30506.0" />
<dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages" version="2.0.30506.0" />
<dependency id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" />
<dependency id="xxx" version="1.0.6" />
</dependencies>
</metadata>
</package>
Note I am using the SemVer mechanism for the pre-release version.
However, when I build my package using:
PM> nuget pack Package.nuspec
I get:
nuget : Input string was not in a correct format.
At line:1 char:1
+ nuget pack Package.nuspec
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (Input string wa...correct format.:String) [], RemoteException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError
This directly refers to my having alphabetic characters in the version string.
I am using NuGet 2.2/VS2012.
How come my version string isn't being recognised?
Update
I've reduced the file to:
<?xml version="1.0"?> <package > <metadata>
<id>xxx</id>
<version>1.0.3-test1</version>
<authors>xxx</authors>
<owners>xxx</owners>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>xxx</description> </metadata> </package>
and a single file in the ~\content folder:
~\content\New Journal Document.jnt
(First time I've seen Windows Journal. Thought I'd try it to make a simple file. :/ )
Fixed it.
Despite reinstalling NuGet 2.x, it seems I still have a v1.5 hanging around.
Seems the Powershell environment was using this version and the Package Manager Console Host Version 2.7.40911.225 message didn't refer to the version of PowerShell, just the host. Seems obvious now I know.
I've manhandled the file and overwritten it.
All now working.
So both this:
NuGet.exe" pack ".\MyPackage.nuspec" -Version 1.0.1-alpha
and
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package>
<metadata>
<id>MyCoolPackage</id>
<version>1.0.1-alpha</version>
<authors>MyAuthors</authors>
<owners>MyOwner</owners>
<!-- <licenseUrl>http://www.yourLicenseUrl.com</licenseUrl> -->
<projectUrl>http://www.yourProjectUrl</projectUrl>
<iconUrl>http://www.yourIconUrl.com</iconUrl>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>BuildDate : 2013_10_16__17:13:46</description>
<releaseNotes>My Release Notes.</releaseNotes>
<copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright>
<tags>MyTag1 MyTag2</tags>
<dependencies>
<!--
<dependency id="SampleDependency" version="1.0" />
-->
</dependencies>
</metadata>
</package>
worked for me.
I am using 2.7.40809.172.
So try:
( Number 1 )
take out your
<dependencies>
(just for kicks)
( Number 2 )
~try a later version of
NuGet.exe
(although based on the documentation, you should be ok)
I pulled
1.0.1-alpha
straight from the documentation.
Start with that, then work your way up to your custom value.
http://docs.nuget.org/docs/reference/versioning
So I took your nuspec , and put it in my demo code.
and it worked! (I'm xml updating the description, fyi, thus the small discrepancy) (see xml below)
But I got a nice "xxx.Web.Mvc.1.0.3-prelrelease1.nupkg" file created.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
<metadata>
<id>xxx.Web.Mvc</id>
<version>1.0.3-prelrelease1</version>
<authors>xxx</authors>
<owners>xxx</owners>
<projectUrl>https://xxx</projectUrl>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>BuildDate : 2013_10_17__11:29:15</description>
<releaseNotes>NuGet package.</releaseNotes>
<copyright>Copyright 2013 xxx</copyright>
<tags>asmx xxx</tags>
<dependencies>
<dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc" version="4.0.30506.0" />
<dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.Razor" version="2.0.30506.0" />
<dependency id="Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages" version="2.0.30506.0" />
<dependency id="Microsoft.Web.Infrastructure" version="1.0.0.0" />
</dependencies>
</metadata>
</package>
So maybe it has something to do with the "contents", not the spec.
So you can do a "basic" package, like:
.\Package.nuspec
.\content\
.\content\SomeImageFile.png
.\lib\
.\lib\net20\SomeDll.dll
and see if that works with your nuspec file with the pre-release versioning?

NuGet: How to increment nuget package version when any file in the solution changes?

I have a NuGet nuspec file responsible for creating a NuGet package from HelloWorld.Main.dll
and the package version is incremented each time I make a change in HelloWorld.Main project.
What if I want to get the version incremented whenever I make a change to any other project in my solution.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2011/08/nuspec.xsd">
<metadata>
<id>HelloWorld.Main</id>
<version>$version$</version>
<title>$title$</title>
<authors>$author$</authors>
<owners>$author$</owners>
<requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
<description>$description$</description>
<releaseNotes />
<copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright>
<tags>HelloWorld</tags>
<dependencies>
<dependency id="HelloWorld.Helpers" version="[0.0.7,0.1)" />
</dependencies>
</metadata>
</package>
You can increment version number somewhere else and pass it to nuget via param:
NuGet Pack MyPackage.nuspec -Version 1.2.0