File Reference / Project Reference

[AMDRIT]

Hello Everyone,

I am having an issue with my solution and hoping that you all can suggest a
resolution. I have a common library that (A) that three other projects make
reference of (B,C,D). Project B is the windows forms application that also
references C and D. Additionally, C references D and D references C.

What is occurring is that project B cannot build telling me that a read-only
property is declared in project A which is not referenced in project B and
that I need to add a reference to project A in project B. Finally the error
states that this could be due to mixing a file reference with a project
reference and that I should try replacing the file reference with a project
reference.

After searching the web for answers, I have determined to individually build
each of projects (A, C and D) and reference the DLL's as a file reference.
This works great while I am only developing against the windows forms
application. Debugging the underlying projects now is difficult. I think
the issue really stems from the nested references, perhaps it is the build
order (even perhaps I should merge projects D and C).

I really do not see how I can change the make-up of my solution to avoid
this issue. Anyone have anything to add to this quandary?


TIA

 

[AMDRIT]

I stand corrected,

Project D references project C and project C doesn't reference project D. I
apologize for the confusion.

 

[AMDRIT]

I have resolved my conflict. It appears more coffee is required prior to me
going to work.

In solution properties, under dependencies; I was able to specify the inner
dependancies, low and behold, project B was not depending on project A even
though the reference was there as a project reference.