Description
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[severity:It bothers me. A fix would be nice]
Situation
When I go to the NuGet Solution window, and select a packages in the Installed or Updated tab, I see two tabs on the right: Package Details and README. In the README tab, I read this suggestion: There is no README available for the selected package version. For more information please visit https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/resources/nuget-faq#there-is-no-readme-in-visual-studio-nuget-package-manager-for-the-selected-package-.
For a package dependency I maintain myself, say MyPackage, I decided to add the readme.md file, so it can be viewed in the README tab.
I added this in the .csproj file:
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<PropertyGroup>
<PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<None Include ="..\..\..\README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="\"/>
</ItemGroup>
</Project>
The resulting .nuspec file is this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2013/05/nuspec.xsd">
<metadata>
<id>MyPackage</id>
<version>1.0.1</version>
<readme>README.md</readme>
<repository type="git" commit="some-commit-hash" />
<dependencies>
<group targetFramework="net9.0">
</group>
</dependencies>
</metadata>
</package>
So, the readme node is added correctly. And at the root level of the package, the file README.md exists.
The package is published on JFrog Artifactory.
Problem
However, when I now go to the depending project in VS, and select MyPackage's update in the NuGet window. The README tab is gone. Only for this version. When I select another version, the README tab appears again. Can anybody help me identify the cause of this unexpected behavior?
I already tried:
- Clearing the NuGet cache
- Clean and Rebuild the project
- Checking on other machines, same problem
- Doing the same for another package (also on JFrog), same problem
Version Info
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022
Version 17.13.0
VisualStudio.17.Release/17.13.0+35806.99
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.8.04084
Installed Version: Professional
ASP.NET and Web Tools 17.13.124.35287
ASP.NET and Web Tools
C# Tools 4.13.0-3.25105.4+400efa2d94b217101a0ca61e84a3812fdc2fec52
C# components used in the IDE. Depending on your project type and settings, a different version of the compiler may be used.
NuGet Package Manager 6.13.1
NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio. For more information about NuGet, visit https://docs.nuget.org/
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise
Version: 10.0.19045 Build 19045
System Model: Virtual Machine
System Type: x64-based PC
Original Comments
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