NuGet and distributed version control (DVCS)

Question

I wonder if it is possible to use nuget to only store references to the required packages in version control (only the package.config and ignore the packages folder).

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Answer 1

I just found out about NuGetPowerTools: https://github.com/davidfowl/NuGetPowerTools

Also see: http://blog.davidebbo.com/2011/08/easy-way-to-set-up-nuget-to-restore.html

Update: NuGet 1.6 now supports Package Restore: http://docs.nuget.org/docs/release-notes/nuget-1.6