Do I have to add each dll that is in the project's references individually into the Application Folder or are they automatically included in the cab file? Under the project node in Solution Explorere there is a folder called "Detected Dependencies". What is this folder? Inside it is all the dependent dll's and all of them have a little red icon to the left beneath them. What is this?
MS Docs on this stuff is pretty pathetic.
thanks.
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"Detected dependencies" is whatever VS thinks your binaries are dependent on (ie they use these dlls). You usually Add Project Output and VS should be smart enough to deduct the rest.
you can manually exclude some of then (hence red crosses there).
the easiest way to check it is to build the cab, then open it with some archiver - you'll see _setup.xml (where all the stuff is listed) and a bunch of files with cryptic names - all of these are mentioned in _setup.xml
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by: bmutchPosted on 2009-09-21 at 14:37:44ID: 25387883
Well, I guess I do have to manually add them, sheeez, I remember even the old Visual Interdev from the stone age was able to build and installer automatically from a VB 6 project. Anyway to make this more intelligent? (ie. add dependent files automatically). And I still need to know what the "Detected Dependencies" folder is.
thanks.