Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.DirectML causes VS 2022 project to have empty project properties list

[llfab]

Describe the issue

Once above nuget package is added VS 2022 lists an empty "Properties" list for the VS project such that a VS extension cannot access specific properties of the project

To reproduce

• Create an Exe project in VS 2022 e.g. console application with .net 8 C#
• Add nuget reference to Microsoft.ML.OnnxRuntime.DirectML (latest)
• Run any VS extension and debug through the project Properties => empty list

Urgency

No response

Platform

Windows

OS Version

Windows 11

ONNX Runtime Installation

Released Package

ONNX Runtime Version or Commit ID

1.17.3

ONNX Runtime API

C#

Architecture

X64

Execution Provider

DirectML

Execution Provider Library Version

No response

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[grokys]

Looks like this issue:

dotnet/project-system#8418

The <PropertyPageSchema> indeed does not include a <Context>Project</Context>:

onnxruntime/csharp/src/Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning/Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning.props

Line 13 in 05acfb9

<PropertyPageSchema Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning.Rules.Project.xml"/>

onnxruntime/csharp/src/Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning.Interop/Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning.props

Line 13 in 05acfb9

<PropertyPageSchema Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)\Microsoft.AI.MachineLearning.Rules.Project.xml"/>

Causing the properties to fail with "SynthesizedEmpty":