Nuget Spec for Deploying Windows Redistributable DLLs

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Nuget Definitions for Redistributing Windows DLLs for Azure App Service

Copy the following from your C:\Windows\System32 folder into a new folder "x64" alongside the nuspec file:

• msvcp140.dll
• vcruntime140.dll
• vcruntime140_1.dll

Copy the following from your C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder into a new folder "x86" alongside the nuspec file:

• msvcp140.dll
• vcruntime140.dll

Here is the nuspec:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2010/07/nuspec.xsd">
  <metadata>
    <id>DanPetitt.VC2019Redist</id>
    <version>14.25.28508.5</version>
    <title>VC 2019 Redistributable</title>
    <authors>Dan Petitt</authors>
    <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
    <description>VC2019 Redistributable DLLs as they do not exist on App Service</description>
    <summary>VC2019 Redistributable DLL</summary>
    <language>en-GB</language>
    <tags>vc2019 c++ redist redistributable</tags>
  </metadata>
  <files>
    <file src="x64\msvcp140.dll" target="runtimes\win-x64\native\msvcp140.dll" />
    <file src="x64\vcruntime140.dll" target="runtimes\win-x64\native\vcruntime140.dll" />
    <file src="x64\vcruntime140_1.dll" target="runtimes\win-x64\native\vcruntime140_1.dll" />

    <file src="x86\msvcp140.dll" target="runtimes\win-x86\native\msvcp140.dll" />
    <file src="x86\vcruntime140.dll" target="runtimes\win-x86\native\vcruntime140.dll" />

    <file src="DanPetitt.VC2019Redist.targets" target="build\net40\"/>
  </files>
</package>

Here is the DanPetitt.VC2019Redist.targets file referenced in the nuspec:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Project ToolsVersion="12.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Unix' And '$(Platform)' == 'x64'">
      <NativeDLL Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\runtimes\win-x64\native\*.dll" />
      <Content Include="@(NativeDLL)">
          <Link>%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
          <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
      </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup Condition="'$(OS)' != 'Unix' And '$(Platform)' == 'x86'">
      <NativeDLL Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\runtimes\win-x86\native\*.dll" />
      <Content Include="@(NativeDLL)">
          <Link>%(FileName)%(Extension)</Link>
          <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
      </Content>
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>