Create lib folder with (dll files)

Well, first of all, if you use a dll in a C# program, you always have to add a reference to it.

If you're using the command line compiler, you can either do this using the /r command line switch or by including the referenced dll in the csc.rsp file. The latter lists the dlls which are always referenced by default.

However, when the compiler searches for a dll, it starts by looking in the current working directory and, if it isn't there, it looks in the CLR system directory.

However, you can add other directories for the compiler to search after that using either:

1. The /lib command line switch (e.g. /lib:dir1, dir2); or

2. The LIB environment variable.

It's perhaps #1 above which you have in mind?

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Vulpes12y ago
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Well, first of all, if you use a dll in a C# program, you always have to add a reference to it.

If you're using the command line compiler, you can either do this using the /r command line switch or by including the referenced dll in the csc.rsp file. The latter lists the dlls which are always referenced by default.

However, when the compiler searches for a dll, it starts by looking in the current working directory and, if it isn't there, it looks in the CLR system directory.

However, you can add other directories for the compiler to search after that using either:

1. The /lib command line switch (e.g. /lib:dir1, dir2); or

2. The LIB environment variable.

It's perhaps #1 above which you have in mind?
sasa lazic12y ago
Thanks