The DotNet Pack action is used to create NuGet packages from .Net Core projects.
Name
A friendly name for this action (will be displayed in the actions workflow area).
Enabled
Determines if this action will be run within the relevant stage.
Project
The project to pack. This can be either a path to a project.json file or to a directory. If omitted, it will default to the workspace folder. Note that relative paths are rooted in the workspace folder
Output Directory
The path to the folder in which to place the build packages. Relative paths will be anchored to the workspace folder.
Build Base Path
The path to the folder in which to temporary build files. By default, they go to the obj directory under the project directory. Relative paths will be anchored to the workspace folder.
Configuration
The configuration under which to build. This defaults to "Debug" if left empty.
Using
The Using drop down is populated with any property collector whose namespace matches the pattern defined by the DotNet CLI Actions. The pattern for this action is ^DotNet.Cli.*
If you create a property collector for this action, make sure you select the Path Finder PlugIn type and give it a name that will match the pattern above in blue.
For more in-depth explanations on property collectors see Managing Property Collectors.
Alternatively, you can select the Custom option from the Using drop down list and specify a path in the resulting input field that will be displayed. Please read Why it's a good idea to use a property collector before using this option.
Options
Version Suffix
This can be used to replace a wildcard * in the version field in the project.json file. The format follows NuGet's version guidelines.
No build
Set this flag to skip the building phase of the packing process.
Serviceable
Tick this checkbox to mark the package as serviceable.
Log standard output
If this is ticked, the command line output is written to the build log.
Verbose logging
Tick this checkbox to request verbose command line output.
Timeout (in seconds)
Tick this checkbox to request verbose command line output.
Environment Variables
Multiple environment variables can be defined - one per line. These are set before the DotNet Pack command line is run.
Log environment variables
If this is ticked, environment variable values are written to the build log.
Generate system environment variables
Tick this checkbox to set up a list of new environment variables prefixed with 'ContinuaCI.' for all current system expression objects and variables.
Mask sensitive variable values in system environment variables
If this is ticked, the values of any variables marked as senstive will be masked with **** when setting system environment variables. Clear this to expose the values.