Add new tool for downloading reference assemblies - #713
Open
gewarren wants to merge 3 commits into
Open
Conversation
Contributor
There was a problem hiding this comment.
Pull request overview
Adds a new PackageDownloader .NET console tool intended to refresh local reference assemblies used by the .NET API reference documentation generator, using a NuGet V3 feed proxy as the source.
Changes:
- Introduces a new
PackageDownloaderexecutable that discovers latest ref-pack versions, downloads, extracts, and copies selected artifacts. - Adds logic to derive shim DLL exclusions from
netfxreference.propsand copies a WindowsDesktop dependency into adependencies/directory. - Documents basic usage via a new
PackageDownloader/README.md.
Reviewed changes
Copilot reviewed 3 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 5 comments.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| PackageDownloader/Program.cs | Implements NuGet-feed download/extract/copy workflow for ref packs, including exclusions and dependency copy. |
| PackageDownloader/PackageDownloader.csproj | Defines a new .NET executable project and its NuGet dependency. |
| PackageDownloader/README.md | Adds initial run instructions and a warning about directory recreation. |
💡 Add a code-review agent skill or configure MCP servers for context-aware, tailored reviews. Learn more in the docs.
Co-authored-by: Copilot Autofix powered by AI <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
gewarren
enabled auto-merge (squash)
August 12, 2026 21:52
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Inspired by loss of direct access to nuget.org.