Consume specific SDK dlls in Nuget package

Question

I'm compiling my code with net6.0.

One of my depends projects, compiled with netstandard2.0, is using a Nuget package with DLLs for netstandard2.0 and net5.0 (and also netstandard1.1 and net45).

In the output folder, I see it takes the net5.0 DLL.

How can I choose to take the netstandard2.0 DLL?

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The requirement is for Dotfuscator, because it looking for the net5.0 Runtime, according to that net5.0 DLL. The question should be asked about Dotfuscator, but I'm in the middle of a research to understand the Dotfuscator better, so in meanwhile I'm asking about the Nuget.

Answer 1

Basically, netstandard2.0 or any of the netstandard targets are actually compiled to netstandard. netstandard isn't a runtime, it's a specification of the API's that are shared between runtimes such as net5, net45, etc, allowing you to use the same codebase over different runtimes. Depending on which runtime you compile for, the netstandard library will be compiled to that.

Basically, since you are compiling your application in net6, your netstandard2.0 library is also compiling as a net6 library. It then will use the correct dependencies (the net5 one) to compile.