How do I find the right NuGet package for my framework version

Question

I need the Microsoft ASP.Net Web Pages NuGet package, but I need the version which targets .net 4.0 How do I figure this out? Is there a way to figure this out for any given NuGet Package?

Answer 1

The later versions of the Microsoft.AspNet.WebPages NuGet package only support .NET 4.5

The older version 2.0.30506.0 supports .NET 4.0

To figure this out I used the NuGet Package Explorer, displayed the list of package versions and opened a few of the NuGet packages to see what .NET frameworks they support. As far as I am aware you cannot get the supported .NET frameworks from the metadata returned by the nuget.org OData feed. The only way I know is to look inside the NuGet package itself.