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c#visual-studio-2019.net-assemblygac
Jason
Jason

Reputation: 2197

utilizing C# microsoft assemblies that are not in the GAC

My computer only has VS2019 installed with .net versions up to 4.8. I'm attempting to use the Microsoft.Build.Construction assemblies in a program i'm working on. When i go to add the reference->Assemblies, the only versions i have are 4.0.0.0. Based on my research, VS stopped adding assemblies to the GAC, so i'm forced to manually add the DLL from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\MSBuild\Current\Bin in order to utilize the Version 15.1.0.0 that at least supports the SolutionFile calls.

So my question is this: should i push those versions to the GAC in order to be able to use them, or is there a better way to access non-GAC assemblies than how i did.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 458

Answers (2)

Drunken Code Monkey
Drunken Code Monkey

Reputation: 1836

Forget the GAC, just take the DLL in the Bin folder, copy it to your project folder in /References, and reference it from there. This way if you use version control, the specific version of the DLL follows the source code.

EDIT: As mentioned by Lex below, this is not a suitable solution for MSBuild assemblies, you should use the Nuget package instead.

Upvotes: 1

Lex Li
Lex Li

Reputation: 63295

For MSBuild assemblies, you must follow the guidance of Microsoft strictly to avoid all side efforts. In general, the NuGet packages are recommended.

Change MSBuild references

To make sure that MSBuild loads from a central location, you must not distribute its assemblies with your application.

The mechanism for changing your project to avoid loading MSBuild from a central location depends on how you reference MSBuild.

Use NuGet packages (preferred)

For detailed information, please check out the long reference

Upvotes: 2

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