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I have 2 selfmade DLLs in my .net application. The first DLL is a general one, the second DLL also uses the first DLL. Now whenever I update the first DLL (new version number), I need to recompile also the second DLL. Is it possible to update the first DLL without the need to recompile the second DLL?
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When you add the reference to the library, make sure you set the “Specific Version” property on the reference to “False”. As long as you aren’t referencing a specific version, it won’t matter. You will be able to recompile the dependencies without having to recompile the projects that are dependent upon them. However, Visual Studio will automatically recompile your project, even if nothing changed except a version number of a dependency. Technically it’s not necessary, though, so you could still run the old exe against the new libraries, etc.