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c#.netsqlitevisual-studio-2015nuget
Seblor
Seblor

Reputation: 7136

Should I use NuGet or DLL reference?

I have a project in C# for usiversity. I want to use SQLite in it, but how should I include it, knowing that I will have to give my teacher the full VS2015 project folder ?

I also use 2 computers with github to transfer the sources.

Since I don't know a lot about NuGet or external library (DLL) reference with Visual Studio, i have no idea what I should use.

Will NuGet install SQLite in the project folder, or should I choose the DLL (from here), and put it in the project folder ?

Also on a side question, should I ignore the SQLite files when commiting ?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 525

Answers (2)

EJoshuaS - Stand with Ukraine
EJoshuaS - Stand with Ukraine

Reputation: 12181

I'd definitely suggest NuGet as well. NuGet can be set to automatically restore the files when a new person builds. (Package Restore, by the way, just means that NuGet will download the necessary files automatically). That way you don't have to pass around DLLs. It also helps make sure that everyone's on the correct version.

In general, it's considered a bad practice to check executable code into source control if you can avoid it. Doing so can make it much more difficult to track history and version differences, for example.

Upvotes: 0

Shane Ray
Shane Ray

Reputation: 1459

You should use NuGet, and yes you should add your packages folder to the .gitignore.

Upvotes: 5

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