C#•3y ago

Run msbuild target only during dotnet pack

Is it possible to run a msbuild target in a csproj only when it's packaged to a nuget package, i.e. dotnet pack MyProject should cause the target to run while dotnet build MyProject shouldn't.

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swagridOP•3y ago

Hmm I have a target right now that looks like this

<Target Name="InstallNative" BeforeTargets="Pack" ...>

<Target Name="InstallNative" BeforeTargets="Pack" ...>

which isn't executed

  <Target Name="InstallNative" BeforeTargets="Pack" Condition=" $(SkipNativeBuild) != 'true' ">
    <Message Importance="high" Text=" ------------------------  Install --------------------------" />
    <Exec Command="cmake --config $(Configuration) --install out/build/$(CMakeConfigPreset)" WorkingDirectory="$(NativeRootDir)" />
  </Target>

  <Target Name="InstallNative" BeforeTargets="Pack" Condition=" $(SkipNativeBuild) != 'true' ">
    <Message Importance="high" Text=" ------------------------  Install --------------------------" />
    <Exec Command="cmake --config $(Configuration) --install out/build/$(CMakeConfigPreset)" WorkingDirectory="$(NativeRootDir)" />
  </Target>

removing the condition doesn't change anything that didn't help. but i just found out its my project properties. i do

    <SkipCopyBuildProduct>true</SkipCopyBuildProduct>
    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
    <GenerateDependencyFile>false</GenerateDependencyFile>
    <DisableFastUpToDateCheck>true</DisableFastUpToDateCheck>
    <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>

    <SkipCopyBuildProduct>true</SkipCopyBuildProduct>
    <DebugSymbols>false</DebugSymbols>
    <DebugType>none</DebugType>
    <GenerateDependencyFile>false</GenerateDependencyFile>
    <DisableFastUpToDateCheck>true</DisableFastUpToDateCheck>
    <IncludeBuildOutput>false</IncludeBuildOutput>

to not generate and package any dotnet assembly. but this seems to skip pack entirely yeah if i remove these properties the target runs

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Run msbuild target only during dotnet pack