Pro .NET 5 Custom Libraries: Implementing Custom .NET Data Types

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R. VillelaPro .NET 5 Custom Librarieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6391-4_6

6. .NET Manifest and Versioning for Managed Libraries

Roger Villela¹  

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Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

 

This chapter covers managed library implementation. It also discusses execution environment concepts and features that you learned about in Chapter 1 (such as assembly, module, manifest, and versioning for a managed environment).

Assemblies, Modules, Manifest, Versioning

All functionalities within a .NET executable Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) are described through one or more assemblies. An assembly is a .NET entity whose purpose is to act as a deployable unit. A module is an MSIL file referenced by a logical name stored in the metadata ...