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Referencing package path in VSO with DNX projects

I have to reference the test adapter DLL (xunit.runner.visualstudio.testadapter.dll) in our vNext Visual Studio Online build to execute the tests.

The problem is that with the new DNX structure, packages are being restored to C:\Users\{user}\.dnx\packages and are not relative to the project's path anymore.

How can I reference this location in the build?

We are using the hosted build agent.

Solution

  • I think the answer for your question can be found in the following StackExchange answer: Running unit tests in TFS/VSO Build vNext using xUnit adapter. Then the packages end up in a local directory and not the global .dnx cache.

    ...

    Make a global.json file and put the following into it:

    {
  "packages": "packages"
}

    That will force your dnu restore to put the packages into .\packages\, which will hopefully solve the problem.