Xaml file with ResourceDictionary does not get added on Pack

[MSiccDev]

I want to add a style in my NuGet package for using it in a custom renderer for UWP. I created a Themes folder, added Generic.xaml, but I am not able to get it into the NuGet package.

I am using multi targeting in this library, in a similar way Xamarin.Essentials does. The package structure shows a .pri file besides the dll, but the themes folder never shows up.

What am I missing?

[Nirmal4G]

Use it like this:

<ItemGroup>
    <Resource Include="Themes\*.xaml" Pack="true" PackagePath="uap10.0\Themes\"/>
</ItemGroup>

[clairernovotny]

You need to set/add <GenerateLibraryLayout>true</GenerateLibraryLayout>. The files will get included automatically then.

[Nirmal4G]

I forgot about that.

[MSiccDev]

Problem is that I already set GenerateLibraryLayout to true, but the xaml file was not added. Maybe this is a problem with the Multi targeting setup I have for Xamarin Forms. :\

Also, the Resource trick did not really work...

[Nirmal4G]

Will look into it.

[MSiccDev]

So trying to get this working, I added <IncludeContentInPack>true</IncludeContentInPack> and in the UWP condition <Content Include="**\*.uwp.xaml" Pack="true" PackagePath="**\*"></Content>
after changing the ResourceDictionary's file name and placed it besides the control - the file now gets included in the NuGet package...

tbh, this seems very hacky to me...

[Nirmal4G]

Also, the Resource trick did not really work...

The Resource and other build items work only when both IncludeContentInPack property and Pack metadata (on that Item type) is set to true!

You don't need a separate Content item definition to get it working, i.e. use the same trick I mentioned and just add <IncludeContentInPack>true</IncludeContentInPack>. Any standard Item type having Pack metadata is included automatically.

[MSiccDev]

will try that, thanks