DLL references
Hi, I've got project A that references project C.
I've also got project B that references the dll from project C.
Now I want to modify project C and split it into C' and D, where C' contains the same method signatures as C but D has some datatypes/methods as well that have been pulled from C and moved to D. This all works fine, I can build project A by references project C' and D
Questions:
1) Can I place C'.dll (but has same name as C.dll) and D.ll in project B's bin directory (and overrwite/remove original C.dll). Will B still run assuming that the signatures are ok? Or will it complain because some of the datatypes that used to live in C.dll are now in D.ll
2) Is there anyway to build B against C'.dll (and D.dll?) without changing the source code of B
Basically the issue is I have a project out in the wild already that uses C.dll, and I want to change it to use C'.dll (with same name as C.dll) and D.ll but without having to rebuild it
Sorry if that makes no sense...
4 Replies
Simple answer would be you cannot (without weird stuff, type forwarders) move types between assemblies. Types in one assembly are referenced by the remote assembly name.
thanks 😦
But maybe that weird stuff is right for you. I don't know. TypeForwards can maybe be used.
too much weird is never right!