StarterWeb template isn't bundling on build

[Kip Streithorst]

The StarterWeb template includes bundleconfig.json, site.min.js and site.min.css. Yet, the templates aren't performing bundling on build or publish to create updated versions of the minified files.

It appears the fix is to add <PackageReference Include="BuildBundlerMinifier" Version="__version__" /> to the .csproj. Is this an accidental oversight with the templates?

I'm using the templates in VS2017 Final.

[Mike Lorbetske]

cc @madskristensen

[Shravan Rajinikanth]

I have the same problem (And was just about to post an issue myself). This works too:

<Target Name="PrepublishScript" BeforeTargets="PrepareForPublish">
    <Exec Command="SET PATH=$(ExternalToolsPath);%PATH% &amp;&amp; bower install" />
    <Exec Command="dotnet bundle" />
</Target>

[Sayed Ibrahim Hashimi]

I'm not sure if calling Exec here to set the path will impact the second call to dotnet bundle.

[Eilon Lipton]

This issue was moved to aspnet/Templating#89