将 dll 引用添加到 github 上可见的 Visual Studio c# 项目

Question

I added a reference to a local dll on my PC. How do I make sure that it will have a local reference so that when i upload to github, anyone who opens it have also access to the dll?

I tried to copy it under a folder in my project but I could not reference it there.

Answer 1

You put your local dll inside the bin folder of your project and then reference it to your project and when you upload your project to GitHub it will automatically uploaded

Answer 2

1.Create a folder in the solution level to store the shared libraries.

2.Copy the dll files into it.

3.In VS > Solution Explorer, right-click on solution > Add > New solution folder; Create a folder that has the same name in step 1.

4.Right-click on the folder we just created > Add > Exiting item; Select the dll files in step2.

5.Reference the dll files from the shared folder.

6.Make sure the dll files reference as a relative path in csproj file. For instance,

<Reference Include="NLog">
  <HintPath>..\Shared References\NLog.dll</HintPath>
</Reference>

Moreover, check if your gitignore setting excludes the dll files.

And still, Nuget is definitely a better option.