Visual Studio 2012 RTM Portable Libraries and TPL Dataflow

Question

So since TPL Dataflow is now an exclusive nuget package how do I go about using it in a portable class library project.  Nuget does not work well with PCL and fails to install the TPL Dataflow package.  Any guidance will be greatly appreciated here.  Thanks.

Answer 1

Thanks for trying it out. We're aware of the limitations of NuGet with regards to portable - this will be fixed in NuGet 2.1.

As a workaround, I apply the package to one of the platform-specific projects (or a temporary platform-specific project) and then manually reference the binary from the package folder. Referencing either the winrt45 or net45 doesn't matter as they are both the same.

As a note, only a portable library targeting .NET 4.5 and Window Store apps-only can reference dataflow.

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Answer 2

NuGet 2.1 is now out, with support for portable libraries.

Could we get an update to the official package that includes .NET 4.5 + Windows Store portable library support?

Thanks,

       -Steve

Answer 3

An update for dataflow is now available, which allows you to consume it in portable libraries.

thanks

-alok