microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit

Update .NET Framework projects to use PackageReference rather than packages.config

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affects: engineering platform: macOS
Dominant language
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Description

Use PackageReferences in all projects, to avoid mixing the two patterns.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Locate all .NET Framework project files and their packages.config files to determine the full migration scope. Replace the mixed package-management pattern with PackageReferences across the projects, then verify that the affected projects restore and build successfully.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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