Embed LICENSE.txt in NuGet packages#14
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[WIP] Embed license in NuGet package output
Embed LICENSE.txt in NuGet packages
Jul 9, 2026
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Pull request overview
This PR updates the repository-wide NuGet packing configuration so LICENSE.txt is embedded in all produced NuGet packages, ensuring consumers receive the license file inside the .nupkg and the .nuspec references it via PackageLicenseFile.
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- Added
PackageLicenseFilemetadata to the sharedDirectory.Build.props. - Added
LICENSE.txtas a packedNoneitem so it’s included at the package root.
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LICENSE.txtwas not included in the built NuGet packages, leaving consumers without embedded license information.Changes
PackageLicenseFilemetadata to the sharedDirectory.Build.props, following the existingPackageIcon/PackageReadmeFileconventionLICENSE.txtas a packedNoneitem so it's bundled into every package build (Invex.RezandInvex.Rez.Configuration)Verified via
dotnet packthat both.nupkgoutputs now containLICENSE.txtat the package root, with the.nuspeccorrectly referencing<license type="file">LICENSE.txt</license>.