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Equivalent to AssemblyInfo in dotnet core/csproj

Since dotnet core moved back to the .csproj format, there is a new autogenerated MyProject.AssemblyInfo.cs which contains, among others:

[assembly: AssemblyCompany("MyProject")]
[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]

Note that this is automatically regenerated every build. Previously, the file was found in the /obj/ directory, now it appears to be only in memory as the file can't be found on disk and clicking the error message does not open any file.

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Since they are defined there, I can't define them myself in the classical AssemblyInfo.cs.

Where/how can I define the Company and Version of a project?

Solution

  • As you've already noticed, you can control most of these settings in .csproj.

    If you'd rather keep these in AssemblyInfo.cs, you can turn off auto-generated assembly attributes.

    <PropertyGroup>
   <GenerateAssemblyInfo>false</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
</PropertyGroup>

    If you want to see what's going on under the hood, checkout Microsoft.NET.GenerateAssemblyInfo.targets inside of Microsoft.NET.Sdk.