How are we supposed to execute package build targets in the new world where nuget packages are consumed through msbuild PackageReference?

Question

I am developing a suite of UI tests using Selenium. One of the run-time dependencies of this suite is the chromedriver.exe, which we are expected to consume through the Selenium

Answer 1

If you are running Restore and other targets during the build, you may get unexpected results due to NuGet modifying xml files on disk or because MSBuild files imported by NuGet packages aren't imported correctly.