I've been using VSPackage Builder on VS 2010 but VS 2010 is two versions behind now, and like many other developers I would really like to use a newer VS version when developing a VSPackage with the features that VSPackage Builder adds.
I know there have been many requests to get it updated to support newer VS versions, to no avail.
One thing I did do, risking license violations, was to use ILSpy to create the VS project from the VSPackage Builder libraries. I did this merely to see how far this would get me, not to actually use it or redistribute the project. All I can say is that with a few minor tweaks, you would be able to build the project successfully and then have the ability to update it to support newer VS versions. Within a few hours one can have it work on VS 2013.
So at the very least, is there a way to get MS to change the license on VSPackage Builder so that one of us can take the project and then target newer VS versions?
Alternatively, are there other options than VSPackage Builder at this point? I haven't spent a lot of time trying new features in VS 2013 so I'm not sure how much something like VSPackage Builder would still add when developing a VSPackage.