Nuget Update-Package incorrectly updating assembly binding redirects

Question

I have an internal NuGet package that contains a single dll, no external NuGet package dependencies, and no web.config transforms.

Yet when i run Update-Package on m

Answer 1

Skip applying binding redirects is an option now in NuGet 3.3.0: Issue #1147

Answer 2

Use following command in Package Manager Console

PM> Get-Project –All | Add-BindingRedirect

Refer https://weblog.west-wind.com/posts/2014/nov/29/updating-assembly-redirects-with-nuget for detailed explanation.

Answer 3

I have a better solution. Because I gets absolutely crazy when I have to update over 72 references everytime I update my packages, I've developed a PowerShell script that updates your Web.Config based on the packages in your packages.config and the DLLs you have published in the BIN directory.

param (
    [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
    [string] $webConfigPath,
    [string] $packagesConfigPath,
    [string] $binPath
)

[bool]$isWindowsFormsAssemblyLoaded = $false
[System.Xml.Linq.XNamespace]$ns1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"

function ClearBindings([System.Xml.Linq.XDocument] $xml) {

    $elements = $xml.Root.Element("runtime").Element($ns1 + "assemblyBinding").Elements()
    $l1 = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.List[System.Xml.Linq.XElement]"
    $l1.AddRange($elements)

    $l1 | ForEach-Object { $_.Remove() }
}
function GetPackageList([System.Xml.Linq.XDocument] $xml, [string] $binPath) {

    $elements = $xml.Root.Elements("package")
    $l1 = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.List[System.Xml.Linq.XElement]"
    $l1.AddRange($elements)

    [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]$packageList = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.List[string]"
    $l1 | ForEach-Object { $packageList.Add("$binPath\" + $_.Attribute("id").Value + ".dll") }
    return $packageList
}
function ExtractPublicKey([System.Reflection.Assembly]$asm) {
    $bytes = $asm.GetName().GetPublicKeyToken()
    return [System.BitConverter]::ToString($bytes).Replace("-", "")
}
function ExtractCulterInfoName($asm) {
    if ($asm.GetName().CultureInfo.TextInfo.CultureName -eq "") {
        return "neutral"
    } else {
        return $asm.GetName().CultureInfo.TextInfo.CultureName
    }
}
function CreateBindingElement([System.IO.FileInfo] $fi) {

    [System.Reflection.Assembly]$asm = [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile($fi.FullName)
    $publicKey = ExtractPublicKey $asm
    $culterInfo = ExtractCulterInfoName $asm

    $assemblyIdentity = [System.Xml.Linq.XElement]::new($ns1 + "assemblyIdentity")
    $assemblyIdentity.Add([System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute]::new("name", $asm.GetName().Name))
    $assemblyIdentity.Add([System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute]::new("publicKeyToken", $publicKey))
    $assemblyIdentity.Add([System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute]::new("culture", $culterInfo))

    $bindingRedirect = [System.Xml.Linq.XElement]::new($ns1 + "bindingRedirect")
    $bindingRedirect.Add([System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute]::new("oldVersion", "0.0.0.0-65535.65535.65535.65535"))
    $bindingRedirect.Add([System.Xml.Linq.XAttribute]::new("newVersion", $asm.GetName().Version<#$fi.VersionInfo.FileVersion#>))

    return [System.Xml.Linq.XElement]::new($ns1 + "dependentAssembly", $assemblyIdentity, $bindingRedirect)
}
function UpdateBindings([string] $webConfigPath, [string] $packageConfigPath, [string] $binPath) {

    $webConfig = [System.Xml.Linq.XDocument]::Load($webConfigPath)
    ClearBindings $webConfig

    [System.Xml.Linq.XDocument] $packageConfig = [System.Xml.Linq.XDocument]::Load($packageConfigPath)
    $packages = GetPackageList $packageConfig $binPath

    [System.Xml.Linq.XElement]$assemblyBinding = $webConfig.Root.Element("runtime").Element($ns1 + "assemblyBinding")

    $packages | ForEach-Object {

        [System.IO.FileInfo]$fi = [System.IO.FileInfo]::new($_)
        if ($fi.Exists) {
            $newElement = CreateBindingElement $fi
            $assemblyBinding.Add($newElement)
        }
    }

    $webConfig.Save($webConfigPath)
}
function LoadWindowsFormsAssembly() {
    if (!$isWindowsFormsAssemblyLoaded) {
        [void][System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName('System.Windows.Forms')
        $isWindowsFormsAssemblyLoaded = $true
    }
}
function PromptForFile ([string]$title, [string]$filter) {

    LoadWindowsFormsAssembly
    [System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog]$dialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog
    $dialog.Multiselect = $false
    $dialog.Title = $title
    $dialog.Filter = $filter

    if ($dialog.ShowDialog() -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK) { return $dialog.FileName }
    else { return $null }
}
function PromptForDirectory ([string]$title) {

    LoadWindowsFormsAssembly
    [System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog]$dialog = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog

    if ($dialog.ShowDialog() -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK) { return $dialog.SelectedPath }
    else { return $null }
}
function MessageBox([string]$title) {

    LoadWindowsFormsAssembly
    [System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox]::Show($title)
}

if ([System.String]::IsNullOrEmpty($webConfigPath)) {
    $webConfigPath = PromptForFile 'Please select the web.config file' '.NET Configuration File (web.config)|web.config'
    if ([System.String]::IsNullOrEmpty($webConfigPath)) {exit}
}

if ([System.String]::IsNullOrEmpty($packagesConfigPath)) {
    $packagesConfigPath = PromptForFile 'Please select the packages.config file' 'NuGet Package  File (packages.config)|packages.config'
    if ([System.String]::IsNullOrEmpty($packagesConfigPath)) {exit}
}

if ([System.String]::IsNullOrEmpty($binPath)) {
    $binPath = PromptForDirectory "Please select your application's BIN directory"
    if ([System.String]::IsNullOrEmpty($binPath)) {exit}
}


UpdateBindings $webConfigPath $packagesConfigPath $binPath