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I am using MSBuild to generate my nuget packages.
Is there any command I need to set, to allow it to include my .pdb files, for stepping into the source while debugging?
I do not want the source files to be included into the project that is pulling in the nuget package.
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You shouldn't add pdb files to main nuget package.
pdb file stores all debug information for the project's .exe file, and resides in the \debug subdirectory. The <project>. pdb file contains full debug information, including function prototypes, not just the type information found in VC<x>. pdb.
You can configure Visual Studio to automatically generate the NuGet package when you build the project. In Solution Explorer, right-click the project and choose Properties. In the Package tab, select Generate NuGet package on build.
If you are using VS2017 15.4 or later, you can define a MSBuild property in your project file
<AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder>$(AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder);.pdb</AllowedOutputExtensionsInPackageBuildOutputFolder> This is discussed in NuGet #4142
However, there is still an issue as the new project system does not copy the pdbs from packages to the bin/publish folder for .NET Core 3.0+, a good summary is also at sourcelink/#628
Currently this is not planned to be fixed until .NET 6 :-(
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While it may not help for debugging, it's definitely useful to include .pdb files so that stack traces have line numbers.
In the nuspec file, include a <files> element (child of <package>, sibling of <metadata>). This is what I have in one of my class libraries:
<files> <file src="bin\$configuration$\$id$.pdb" target="lib\net452\" /> </files> Make sure the target is the same folder as where your .dll file is put in the package.
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