I originally thought that a reference to a dll was just that, a reference. But it appears the referenced dlls are copied to the bin\debug folder.
How do I prevent this?
Share
Sign Up to our social questions and Answers Engine to ask questions, answer people’s questions, and connect with other people.
Login to our social questions & Answers Engine to ask questions answer people’s questions & connect with other people.
Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link and will create a new password via email.
Please briefly explain why you feel this question should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this answer should be reported.
Please briefly explain why you feel this user should be reported.
I originally thought that a reference to a dll was just that, a reference. But it appears the referenced dlls are copied to the bin\debug folder.
How do I prevent this?
You can right click on the reference in the solution explorer, and choose “Properties”. One of the options is “Copy Local”. Set that to false, and it won’t copy the assembly.
Just realize that the assembly must still be discoverable at runtime. This is why it copies it locally by default.