How to `extern alias` an assembly with .Net core?

Question

TLDR: Everything is pretty much in the title.

Suppose that your project.json uses two packages that have a two types which are named th

Answer 1

I believe the issue you are trying to link to is here:
https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/4989

You can workaround by using an MSBuild Target. drop this snippet into Directory.Build.targets:

    
        @(PackageReference->'%(Identity)')
        @(PackageReference->'%(Alias)')
    

    
        
            $(AliasName)
        
    

and then use it in your csproj in your PackageReference nodes like this:

added this as a comment to the GitHub issue:
https://github.com/NuGet/Home/issues/4989#issuecomment-426666530