Repro
Create a console app project with a ProjectReference to a class library.
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
<ItemGroup>
<ProjectReference Include="..\ClassLib1\ClassLib1.csproj" />
</ItemGroup>
<PropertyGroup>
<OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
<TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
<PackAsTool>true</PackAsTool>
</PropertyGroup>
</Project>dotnet pack
Expected
Creates a tool package with ClassLib1.dll bundled inside
Actual
dotnet pack fails with this error
C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\2.1.300-preview1-008174\Sdks\NuGet.Build.Tasks.Pack\build\NuGet.Build.Tasks.Pack.targets(198,5): error : Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\nmcmaster\AppData\Local\Temp\ClassLib1\bin\Debug\netcoreapp2.1\publish'. [C:\Users\nmcmaster\AppData\Local\Temp\test2\test2.csproj]
cc @wli3 @peterhuene @KathleenDollard
Repro
Create a console app project with a ProjectReference to a class library.
dotnet packExpected
Creates a tool package with ClassLib1.dll bundled inside
Actual
dotnet pack fails with this error
cc @wli3 @peterhuene @KathleenDollard