Where to place dlls for unmanaged libraries?

Question

I am trying to create a Nuget package for a library that depends on ghostscript and therefore references gsdll32.dll - an unmanaged library. I can\'t just included that a st

Answer 1

Add a build folder to the package and, if the package for example has the id MyPackage, add a MSBuild target file called MyPackage.targets to this folder. It is important that the .targets file has the same name as the .nuspec file. In the .nuspec file you must have a section like this:

This will add an MSBuild element in the project file pointing to the .targets file.

Furthermore, to only register the managed dlls, add a section like this:

The .targets file should look something like this:

Now, all files - including unmanaged files - will be copied to the project output folder (e.g. \bin\debug) after the build.