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Hi
New to C# and MS Build.
I'm building a .dll Class Library in VS. The library uses a NuGet package.
The package works fine when testing inside the solution.
But when the library consumer tries to use the .dll it throws a FileNotFoundException when it fails to load the 3rd party library.
There is only the project .dll in my bin/debug folder, so clearly I'm not understanding something about the build process.
I assume that this is a newbie FAQ but but I've tried a fairly careful search and can't find a solution. There is no obvious way that I can see to configure the build in the project Properties.
The .csproj file contains the entry:
<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Stubble.Core" Version="1.10.8" />
</ItemGroup>
This is a show-stopper, so any pointers would be much appreciated!
Crashed in OnStop with FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Stubble.Core, Version=1.10.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. The system cannot find the file specified.
Are both projects using the same .NET Framework (or .NET Core Framework) and is the Stubble.Core file in the app folder?
Yup - both are using the latest .Net6 and are running on Windows.
Not sure what you mean by the app folder? I installed Stubble.Core in the Class Library project as a NuGet package.
In the SolutionExplorer Packages folder I can see a .dll under Stubble.Core / Compile Time Assemblies, though it's not clear to a newbie where that resides physically. If I extract it from the package and manually copy it to my bin folder, would that work?
Ideally I'd like to embed the Stubble .dll in my own, or at least automatically copy it to the bin folder during the build.
As a temporary workaround I've installed Stubble into the consumer script which runs inside a 3rd party client, which works for testing. But this won't be practical for distribution.
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Hello, in what project did you add the .dll file as a reference? What is your Visual Studio version? What is your build architecture? You can create a new project and check again.
Please try to uninstall the Stubble.Core package and install it again.
In regards to app folder bin\Debug\net6.0
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Hi Karen,
I am facing the same issue. Were you successful in finding a solution?