nuget is not adding references
<p>I am having a weird issue to get a reference added to the project's references. Let me first just show the setup I have.</p>

<p>I have two packages: Framework.nuspec and Resources.nuspec. Each containing a dll. The dll in the Framework.nuspec is 88KB and the dll in the Resources.nuspec is 13605 KB.</p>

<p>Framework.nuspec is as follows:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;? xml version="1.0"?&gt;
&lt;package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2012/06/nuspec.xsd"&gt;
  &lt;metadata&gt;
    &lt;id&gt;Framework&lt;/id&gt;
    &lt;version&gt;1.0.2&lt;/version&gt;
    &lt;title&gt;Framework&lt;/title&gt;
    &lt;authors&gt;Author&lt;/authors&gt;
    &lt;owners&gt;Owner&lt;/owners&gt;
    &lt;requireLicenseAcceptance&gt;false&lt;/requireLicenseAcceptance&gt;
    &lt;description&gt;Core functionality&lt;/description&gt;
    &lt;copyright&gt;Copyright © 2016 Company&lt;/copyright&gt;
  &lt;/metadata&gt;
  &lt;files&gt;
    &lt;file src="bin\Framework.dll" target="lib\net461" /&gt;
  &lt;/files&gt;
&lt;/package&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>Resources.nuspec is as follows:</p>

<pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0"?&gt;
&lt;package xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/packaging/2012/06/nuspec.xsd"&gt;
  &lt;metadata&gt;
    &lt;id&gt;Resources&lt;/id&gt;
    &lt;version&gt;1.0.2&lt;/version&gt;
    &lt;title&gt;Resources&lt;/title&gt;
    &lt;authors&gt;Author&lt;/authors&gt;
    &lt;owners&gt;Owner&lt;/owners&gt;
    &lt;requireLicenseAcceptance&gt;false&lt;/requireLicenseAcceptance&gt;
    &lt;description&gt;All resources&lt;/description&gt;
    &lt;copyright&gt;Copyright © 2016 Company&lt;/copyright&gt;
  &lt;/metadata&gt;
  &lt;files&gt;
    &lt;file src="bin\Resources.dll" target="lib\net461" /&gt;
  &lt;/files&gt;
&lt;/package&gt;
</code></pre>

<p>As you can see, the setup for the packages are simple and looks exactly the same, except for the names and files. Then the command to pack these packages is a simple: <code>nuget.exe pack Framework.nuspec</code> and <code>nuget.exe pack Resources.nuspec</code></p>

<p>Now what happens is, when I add the Framework package, it adds the reference correctly:
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/3TeyT.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/3TeyT.png" alt="Framework"></a></p>

<p>But when I add the Resources packages, it doesn't add the reference at all:
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6xG9N.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/6xG9N.png" alt="Resources"></a></p>

<p>Is it something I am doing wrong?
Is this a bug that I need to go and report or one that is already reported that I missed?
Has someone encountered this before?
Is it because I'm using net461?</p>

<p>I have created the packages over and over but no success.</p>

<p>Any feed back will be much appreciated.</p>

<p>Kind Regards,
Willem Toerien</p>

<p>UPDATE: Here are the outputs for the adding of the Resources package:</p>

<pre><code>Attempting to gather dependencies information for package 'Resources.1.0.2' with respect to project 'ConsoleApplication1', targeting '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6.1'
Attempting to resolve dependencies for package 'Resources.1.0.2' with DependencyBehavior 'Lowest'
Resolving actions to install package 'Resources.1.0.2'
Resolved actions to install package 'Resources.1.0.2'
Adding package 'Resources.1.0.2' to folder 'C:\Users\wtoerien\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\ConsoleApplication1\packages'
Added package 'Resources.1.0.2' to folder 'C:\Users\wtoerien\Documents\Visual Studio 2015\Projects\ConsoleApplication1\packages'
Added package 'Resources.1.0.2' to 'packages.config'
Successfully installed 'Resources 1.0.2' to ConsoleApplication1
========== Finished ==========
</code></pre>

<p>As you can see, there are no warnings.</p>