NuPack - Extensibility Packaging Library

NuPack is an open- source developer focused package management system for the .NET platform intent on simplifying the process of incorporating third party libraries into a .NET application during development. NuPack is a member of the ASP.NET Gallery.

There are a large number of useful 3rd party open source libraries out there for the .NET platform, but for those not familiar with the OSS ecosystem, it can be a pain to pull these libraries into a project.

For the typical 3rd party library these are the steps that would normally be required:

1. Find the product.
2. Download the correct zip package.
3. "Unblock" the package.
4. Verify its hash against the one provided by the hosting environment.
5. Unzip the package contents into a specific location in the solution.
6. Add an assembly reference to the assembly.
7. Update web.config with the correct settings which a developer needs to search for.

Nupack completely simplifies this process.

Visit the codeplex.com Nupack offering for complete details here.