Fix publish.ps1 to handle NuGet version normalization correctly

Author: Ruslan-B

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Contributing to FFmpeg.AutoGen
+# Contributing to FFmpeg.AutoGen
 
 Thank you for your interest in contributing to FFmpeg.AutoGen! 
 
@@ -107,3 +107,40 @@ For general usage questions, please use:
 - [Questions Repository](https://github.com/Ruslan-B/FFmpeg.AutoGen.Questions/issues)
 
 For project-specific questions about contributions, open an issue in this repository.
+
+## Summary
+
+This PR updates the project documentation and improves the publishing workflow in preparation for transitioning to a semi-managed model.
+
+## Changes
+
+### Documentation
+- ✅ Update README.md with MIT license and project transition announcement
+- ✅ Update LICENSE section to reflect MIT instead of LGPL
+- ✅ Add CONTRIBUTING.md with contributor guidelines
+- ✅ Add PUBLISHING.md with maintainer publishing instructions
+- ✅ Add PR template for better pull request process
+
+### Build & Publish
+- ✅ Update Directory.Build.props with MIT license and 2025 copyright
+- ✅ Improve publish.ps1 with better error handling, validation checks, and user-friendly output
+- ✅ Add GitHub Actions workflow for automated NuGet publishing (`publish.yml`)
+- ✅ Update main.yml workflow to support .NET 9 and branch 8.0
+
+### Infrastructure
+- ✅ Configure Git LFS for FFmpeg binary files
+- ✅ Migrate existing FFmpeg binaries to Git LFS
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+None - all existing packages and functionality remain unchanged.
+
+## Testing
+
+- [x] Local build passes (`dotnet build -c Release`)
+- [x] Local tests pass (`dotnet test -c Release`)
+- [ ] Local NuGet package creation (will test before merge)
+
+## Notes
+
+This PR prepares the project for future changes while maintaining backward compatibility. All existing NuGet packages will continue to work as before.

Directory.Build.props

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     <AssemblyVersion>$(Version)</AssemblyVersion>
     <FileVersion>$(Version)</FileVersion>
     <PackageTags>ffmpeg</PackageTags>
-    <PackageLicenseExpression>MIT</PackageLicenseExpression>
     <PackageLicenseFile>LICENSE.txt</PackageLicenseFile>
     <PackageReadmeFile>README.md</PackageReadmeFile>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>false</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
@@ -22,8 +21,8 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)LICENSE.txt" Link="LICENSE.txt" Pack="true" PackagePath="LICENSE.txt" />
-    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)README.md" Link="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="README.md" />
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)LICENSE.txt" Link="LICENSE.txt" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
+    <None Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)README.md" Link="README.md" Pack="true" PackagePath="" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>

publish.ps1

@@ -9,7 +9,18 @@ Write-Host "======================================" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 
 # Get version from Directory.Build.props
 $version = (Select-Xml -Path Directory.Build.props -XPath '/Project/PropertyGroup/Version').Node.'#text'
+
+# NuGet normalizes version by removing trailing zero segments
+# For example: X.Y.Z.0 becomes X.Y.Z, but X.Y.Z.W (where W != 0) stays as is
+$versionParts = $version.Split('.')
+$packageVersion = $version
+if ($versionParts.Length -eq 4 -and $versionParts[3] -eq '0') {
+    $packageVersion = "$($versionParts[0]).$($versionParts[1]).$($versionParts[2])"
+    Write-Host "`nNote: Version $version will be normalized to $packageVersion in package names" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+}
+
 Write-Host "`nVersion: $version" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+Write-Host "Package Version: $packageVersion" -ForegroundColor Yellow
 
 # Check if we're on the correct branch
 $currentBranch = git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
@@ -69,11 +80,11 @@ if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) {
 
 Write-Host "`nPackages to be published:" -ForegroundColor Cyan
 $packages = @(
-    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.$version.nupkg",
-    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Abstractions\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Abstractions.$version.nupkg",
-    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.DynamicallyLinked\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.DynamicallyLinked.$version.nupkg",
-    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.DynamicallyLoaded\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.DynamicallyLoaded.$version.nupkg",
-    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.StaticallyLinked\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.StaticallyLinked.$version.nupkg"
+    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.$packageVersion.nupkg",
+    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Abstractions\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Abstractions.$packageVersion.nupkg",
+    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.DynamicallyLinked\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.DynamicallyLinked.$packageVersion.nupkg",
+    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.DynamicallyLoaded\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.DynamicallyLoaded.$packageVersion.nupkg",
+    ".\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.StaticallyLinked\bin\Release\FFmpeg.AutoGen.Bindings.StaticallyLinked.$packageVersion.nupkg"
 )
 
 foreach ($pkg in $packages) {