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LeiMagnus
LeiMagnus

Reputation: 311

Compile error CS1705 - Referenced assembly X uses '...' which has a higher version than referenced assembly '...'

Specific Error:

Assembly 'X' with identity 'X, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' uses 'System.Runtime.Extensions, Version=4.2.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' which has a higher version than referenced assembly 'System.Runtime.Extensions' with identity 'System.Runtime.Extensions, Version=4.1.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'

Error is thrown when invoking method of referenced assembly in dependant assembly.

Method (in referenced assembly) used to deserialize a Memory Stream and return the result:

public static object Deserialize(MemoryStream stream)
    {
        IFormatter formatter = new BinaryFormatter();
        stream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
        return formatter.Deserialize(stream);
    }

Invocation (in the dependant assembly) throws the above error (CS1705)

To try and solve the problem, I added an App.Config file to the referenced assembly which is a Class Library [.net framework] and added this to the Configuration:

<runtime>
<assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
  <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="System.Runtime.Extensions"
                      publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a"
                      culture="neutral" />
    <bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-5.5.5.5"
                     newVersion="4.2.0.0"/>
  </dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>

Whichever newVersion I choose the error message remains unchanged. I can't wrap my head around what's going on.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3885

Answers (1)

LeiMagnus
LeiMagnus

Reputation: 311

The answer is that I'm simply an idiot. I had selected [.netCore] over [.netFramework] by mistake and just didn't realise it.

Upvotes: 3

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