Doug, >VB6 had conditional compilation similar to the #if #end if in >C/C++/C#. Did that make it into VB.NET and if it did, can you >use it in the identical way to the example given by Stefan? I >didn't notice in the posts any refernce to using the feature >in the VB.NET version.
VB.NET does have conditional-compilation constructs [1]: #If DEBUG Then ' this line only gets compiled ' when the DEBUG symbol is defined DoSomething() #End If >Or is it truly a compiler problem in that it simply does not >remove unused references? That seems to be the matter, yes. Regards, Stefan [1] ms-help://MS.NETFrameworkSDKv1.1/vblsnet/html/vblrfVBSpec3_3_2.htm >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Doug Wilson >Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 11:31 PM >To: 'Moderated discussion of advanced .NET topics.' >Subject: RE: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Add Declarative Reference To Assembly > > >Please forgive me if I am wrong: > >VB6 had conditional compilation similar to the #if #end if in >C/C++/C#. Did that make it into VB.NET and if it did, can you >use it in the identical way to the example given by Stefan? I >didn't notice in the posts any refernce to using the feature >in the VB.NET version. > >Or is it truly a compiler problem in that it simply does not >remove unused references? > >Doug > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Moderated discussion of advanced .NET topics. >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >Stefan Holdermans >Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 01:42 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Add Declarative Reference To Assembly > > >Mathhew, > >It seems you're right... The VB.NET compiler does include >unused references. I'm afraid the only option you have here is >invoking the compiler from the command line and omit the >unneeded references. > >Regards, > >Stefan > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Matthew Bertram >>Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 9:06 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: RE: Add Declarative Reference To Assembly >> >> >>Stefan, >> >>Touché! I humbly acknowledge the vast superiority of C# on this >>feature. :-) Unfortunately, the VB compiler (which I am >constrained to >>use) does not share the ability to remove unused assembly references. >>Is there any way (or possibly an >>add-in) that would allow VB to behave the same way? >> >>Thanks! >> >>Matthew >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Stefan Holdermans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2003 4:33 AM >>To: Matthew Bertram; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: RE: Add Declaritive Reference To Assembly >> >>Matthew, >> >>When the code in your Release configuration does not use any of the >>types from a particular assembly A, then the resulting assembly will >>not include any references to A. >> >>For instance: I've a library project that makes uses of the types in >>the assembly nunit.framework *only* in Debug configuration: >> >> #if DEBUG >> >> [TestFixture] >> public class My Tester { /* ... */ } >> >> #endif >> >>When I compile defining the DEBUG symbol, the resulting assembly >>contains a reference to nunit.framework in its manifest: >> >> .assembly extern nunit.framework >> { >> .publickeytoken = (96 D0 9A 1E B7 F4 4A 77 ) >> .ver 2:0:6:0 >> } >> >>But when I compile without defining the DEBUG symbol, the reference >>does not end up in the manifest. >> >>HTH, >> >>Stefan >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Matthew >>>Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 4:53 PM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: Add Declaritive Reference To Assembly >>> >>> >>>Hi, >>> >>>I'm trying to include a reference to a particular assembly when in >>>debug mode, but not when in release mode. Here is an example: >>> >>>#If DEBUG Then >>> >>>'Add declaritive reference to assembly >>> >>>#End If >>> >>>Is there a way to do this (like the snippet above) without having to >>>manually add/remove the assembly in VStudio, or run command line >>>builds? >>> >>>Thanks! >>> >>>Matthew >>> >> >
