Universal Packages with empty group cannot bet set as dependencies

[florian.peschka_9815]

PackageA:

{
    "name": "Root",
    "version": "1.0.0"
}

PackageB:

{
    "name": "Dependent",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "dependencies": ["Root"]
}

My expectation would be that PackageB now has a dependency to PackageA.

But, when uploading this package and going to its Details page, this error occurs:

An error occurred getting the package: Index was outside the bounds of the array.

Trying the same with an empty group name:

PackageB:

{
    "name": "Dependent",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "dependencies": [":Root"]
}

yields:

An error occurred getting the package: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: packageGroup

The only way it works is when PackageA is in a group.

Product: ProGet
Version: 4.5.2

[Dean]

Thanks for the bug report. We'll investigate and get a fix in the next release.

We probably will also change the group syntax in dependencies to use a / instead of a colon, so you could just specify: "Root" (or "group/Root", etc). Of course, we would retain compatibility with the : syntax as well, but this would make things less ambiguous.