Quick Browse silverlight3 Beta: Packaging download files (shared assemblies)

Translation: http://mtaulty.com/CommunityServer/blogs/mike_taultys_blog/archive/2009/03/18/ A-quick-look-at-silverlight-3-packaging-assemblies-for-download.aspx

In Silverlight2, if you use a subordinate (additional) assembly (such as System.Xml.Linq.dll), you need to add a reference to it in vs. Finally, include the following in the generated XAP file:

This way, each time the user downloads the application, they also download the System.Xml.Linq.dll file. If you want to download other Silverlight applications (also using System.Xml.Linq.dll), these applications cannot benefit (share) from them.

As a matter of fact, this problem has been created in my application.

Note: System.Xml.Linq.dll is just one example, and a lot of assemblies are used in Silverlight applications.

In Silverlight3, you can download some assemblies files through Microsoft, with the benefit of:

If your installation path is the same as mine:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Sdks\silverlight\v3.0\libraries\client

and search for *.xml files, you will find a number of files called ". Extmap.xml". As an example:

"System.Xml.Linq.extmap.xml "

If you install SILVERLIGHT3 Beta tools, you will see a new option in the Project properties page in vs.

As follows: