I want to call executable tools like NUnit which I manage via NuGet in MSBuild:
<Target Name="Test"><CreateItem Include="$(BuildCompileDirectory)\*.Tests.*dll"><Output TaskParameter="Include" ItemName="TestAssemblies" /></CreateItem><NUnit Assemblies="@(TestAssemblies)" ToolPath="$(PackagesDirectory)\NUnit.2.5.10.11092\tools" WorkingDirectory="$(BuildCompileDirectory)" OutputXmlFile="$(BuildDirectory)\$(SolutionName).Tests.xml" /></Target>
The problem is that the folder of a NuGet packages is containing the version number of the package. For instance nunit-console.exe
is in the folder packages\NUnit.2.5.10.11092\tools
. If I update the NUnit package this path will change and I have to update my MSBuild script. That isn't acceptable.
MSBuild doesn't allow Wildcards in directories, so this isn't working:
ToolPath="$(PackagesDirectory)\NUnit.*\tools"
How can I call tools in MSBuild without having to update my build script whenever I update a NuGet package?