.net core 1.0 visual studio referencing external dll

Question

with the release of the .net core i have been trying to build a simple project, however whenever i try and add a dll reference in my project i get the following message

Answer 1

For referencing external dll in .net core you need to create you own nuget package.

The NuGet docs show how to create a package from a dll:https://docs.nuget.org/create/hosting-your-own-nuget-feeds . You can put that nuget package in a local folder and use that as a feed: [https://docs.nuget.org/create/hosting-your-own-nuget-feeds]

For this you need to edit the nuspec file and add the following code in the nuspec file.

<package>
*******--Some code--*****
 <metadata>
  <references>
   <reference file="xxx.dll"/>
  </references>
 </metadata>
<--For addig reference of external dll-->
 <files>
  <file src="path\*.dll" target="lib\netCoreApp1.0"/>
 </files>

Now create .nupkg file and install this package in your project.

Hope this solution works for you.