Compiler Warning (level 2) CS1698

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Circular assembly reference 'AssemblyName1' does not match the output assembly name 'AssemblyName2'. Try adding a reference to 'AssemblyName1' or changing the output assembly name to match.

CS1698 occurs when an assembly reference is incorrect. This can happen if a referenced assembly is recompiled. To resolve, do not replace an assembly that itself is a dependency of an assembly you are referencing.

Example

// CS1698_a.cs
// compile with: /target:library /keyfile:mykey.snk
[assembly:System.Reflection.AssemblyVersion("2")]
public class CS1698_a {}

// CS1698_b.cs
// compile with: /target:library /reference:CS1698_a.dll /keyfile:mykey.snk
public class CS1698_b : CS1698_a {}

The following sample generates CS1698.

// CS1698_c.cs
// compile with: /target:library /out:cs1698_a.dll /reference:cs1698_b.dll /keyfile:mykey.snk
// CS1698 expected
[assembly:System.Reflection.AssemblyVersion("3")]
public class CS1698_c : CS1698_b {}
public class CS1698_a {}