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Suppress dependencies when packing

Some packing scenarios, especially those involving tools, require ignoring all dependencies (PackageReference as well as framework references) from the resulting package dependencies.
I learned of a property supported by dotnet pack for this:
<PropertyGroup>
<SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>true</SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking>
</PropertyGroup>
NuGetizer has more flexibility in this regard, providing both a $(PackFrameworkReferences) property as well as granular control over referenced packages via the Pack metadata on each PackageReference:
<PropertyGroup>
<!-- Opt out of all framework references/dependencies -->
<PackFrameworkReferences>false</PackFrameworkReferences>
</PropertyGroup>
<ItemDefinitionGroup>
<PackageReference>
<!-- Unless specified otherwise, opt-out of all dependencies -->
<Pack>false</Pack>
</PackageReference>
</ItemDefinitionGroup>
<ItemGroup>
<!-- Example of explicitly opting in for a particular one -->
<PackageReference Include="Foo" Pack="true" />
<PackageReference Include="Bar" /> <!-- Will not be packed -->
</ItemGrop>
But in order to simplify this scenario further, both the compatibility SuppressDependenciesWhenPacking property as well as a new PackDependencies property is supported in nugetizer to achieve the same.