fail to install nuget package zlib in a visual studio project

Question

I want to test the "zlib" package on NuGet from CoApp. the version I tested in 1.2.8.1. when I tried to install the package on a test project in Visual Studio 2012, it produces the following error message:

install-package : Could not install package 'zlib.redist 1.2.8.1'. You are trying to install this package into a project that targets '.NETFramework,Version=v3.5', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author. At line:1 char:1 + install-package zlib + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Install-Package], InvalidOperationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NuGetCmdletUnhandledException,NuGet.PowerShell.Commands.InstallPackageCommand

Has any one encountered the similar issue? I have tried to change my target framework to the most current one 4.5 to no avail.

Answer 1

It looks like these packages do not target .NET framework. They are meant to be used in C/C++ projects. You may want to use zlib.net package .