.net - dotnet pack ouput and Visual Studio's local package source -

i trying use dotnet pack create nuget package , copy nuget packages folder used nuget source in visual studio. before dotnet used dnu pack creating nuget packages. command created folder project version lib folder, .nuspec, .nupkg , .nupkg.sha512 files.

when dotnet introduced, migrated , after packing got 2 files, .nupkg , .symbols.nupkg. if copy folder used in visual studio nuget source, not recognised.

what missing? using version 1.0.0-preview3-003171 of .net core.

here's how handle packages locally in development environment:

step 1: set local nuget source. need copy of nuget cli if don't have it. follow instructions on creating local nuget feed: basically, create empty folder. chose c:\users\nate\documents\localnuget.

step 2: add packages local source nuget add [file] -source [folder]. added environment variable called local_nuget_path pointed folder wouldn't have type time:

> setx local_nuget_path "c:\users\<you>\documents\localnuget" 

for more convenience, wrote simple powershell cmdlet add packages automatically:

nuget-functions.ps1

function nuget-addlocal {   param([string]$file)   nuget add $file -source $env:local_nuget_path }  function nuget-addalllocal {   param([string]$path)    get-childitem $path -recurse -filter *.nupkg | `   foreach-object {     nuget-addlocal $_.fullname   } } 

add powershell profile available in every console window:

> notepad $profile 

add line profile.ps1 (substituting real path of file):

. c:\users\<you>\documents\nuget-functions.ps1 

step 3: add local source nuget feed.

> nuget sources add -name local -source $env:local_nuget_path 

step 4: profit!

produce packages , add them local source in 2 simple steps:

> dotnet pack > nuget-addalllocal