Reference of reference of references are not copied (Missing assemblies).
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Description
### Steps to reproduce
See attached zipped project.
[MsbuildIssue.zip](https://github.com/microsoft/msbuild/files/4226845/MsbuildIssue.zip)
When a project library, say `LibraryA`, references external packages, say `Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console` and another library reference `LibraryA`, `LibraryB` and an application references `LibraryB`, some referenced assemblies are not copied over and thus, the application cannot run.
### MSBuild Command
`msbuild MsbuildIssue.sln` or build it in Visual Studio 2019.
### Expected behavior
These assemblies to be found in the folder of the application.
- Microsoft.Win32.Primitives.dll
- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll
- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Binder.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Configuration.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Configuration.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Options.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Options.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives.xml
### Actual behavior
Only these assemblies are available.
- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll
- Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.xml
- Microsoft.Extensions.Options.dll
- Microsoft.Extensions.Options.xml
- netstandard.dll
The application crash at runtime because of this:
```
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: 'Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Configuration, Version=3.1.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=adb9793829ddae60' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.'
```
### Environment data
`msbuild /version` output:
```text
Microsoft (R) Build Engine version 16.4.0+e901037fe for .NET Framework
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
16.4.0.56107
```
OS info:
Windows 10 Pro Build 18362.592
If applicable, version of the tool that invokes MSBuild (Visual Studio, dotnet CLI, etc):
Visual Studio 2019 16.4.2
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