> > The reason I am asking is, that some csproj files generated > by VS NET > > 2005, contains includes that looks like a generic strongname > > specification, which seems a bit weird. > > Perhaps Microsoft added a way to reference assemblies within > the GAC so that a 2nd copy isn't necessary? We were debating > adding such functionality to mcs at one point, but chose not > to as it would introduce an incompatibility with CSC.EXE > command-line arguments.
AFAIK, you still need that "extra" copy of an assembly to reference when you compile. VS uses info about what's in the GAC to decide whether to make a copy of it for use at runtime, among other things. Charlie _______________________________________________ Mono-devel-list mailing list Mono-devel-list@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-devel-list
