What is .NET Multi-Targeting Pack?
Installing Visual Studio installs a bunch of .Net packages called
- .NET x Targeting Pack
- .NET x Multi-Targeting Pack
- .NET x Multi-Targeting Pack (ENU)
Where "x" stands for the .Net version number it supports. What are these packages for?
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Installing Visual Studio installs a bunch of .Net packages called
- .NET x Targeting Pack
- .NET x Multi-Targeting Pack
- .NET x Multi-Targeting Pack (ENU)
Where "x" stands for the .Net version number it supports. What are these packages for?
.net-framework visual-studio c#
asked Feb 11 '16 at 9:46
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Installing Visual Studio installs a bunch of .Net packages called
- .NET x Targeting Pack
- .NET x Multi-Targeting Pack
- .NET x Multi-Targeting Pack (ENU)
Where "x" stands for the .Net version number it supports. What are these packages for?
.net-framework visual-studio c#
asked Feb 11 '16 at 9:46
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Installing Visual Studio installs a bunch of .Net packages called
- .NET x Targeting Pack
- .NET x Multi-Targeting Pack
- .NET x Multi-Targeting Pack (ENU)
Where "x" stands for the .Net version number it supports. What are these packages for?
.net-framework visual-studio c#
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It can be best explained by the following description.
A multi-targeting pack, or MT pack, is a set of reference assemblies
that corresponds to a particular .NET Framework platform and version.
A reference assembly is a .NET Framework assembly that typically has
no method bodies and no internal or private APIs. Reference assemblies
contain just the information a compiler needs.
For example, there are multi-targeting packs for the .NET Framework
3.5, the .NET Framework 4, Update 4.0.x for the .NET Framework 4, the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Metro style apps,
Portable Class Library, and so on.
Visual Studio installs a set of multi-targeting packs, and so do SDKs
such as the Visual Studio SDK, the Silverlight SDK, and the Windows
Phone SDK. Typically, multi-targeting packs are installed under
“%ProgramFiles(x86)%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”
or“%ProgramFiles%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”on a 32-bit
computer).
The following image from Microsoft provides clarity to the above description.
Do I need these packages if I only want to use Visual Studio to
make WP10 Mobile applications?
If you only are going to target Windows Phone 10 then having the packages installed isn't required to publish your application to the Windows Store. You can't target unsupported versions of the .NET Framework, and publish your application to the Windows Store, which means that all your assemblies will be compiled against the same version of the .NET Framework anyways.
Source: Multi-Targeting Guidelines for Tools for Managed Code [Mircea]
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It can be best explained by the following description.
A multi-targeting pack, or MT pack, is a set of reference assemblies
that corresponds to a particular .NET Framework platform and version.
A reference assembly is a .NET Framework assembly that typically has
no method bodies and no internal or private APIs. Reference assemblies
contain just the information a compiler needs.
For example, there are multi-targeting packs for the .NET Framework
3.5, the .NET Framework 4, Update 4.0.x for the .NET Framework 4, the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Metro style apps,
Portable Class Library, and so on.
Visual Studio installs a set of multi-targeting packs, and so do SDKs
such as the Visual Studio SDK, the Silverlight SDK, and the Windows
Phone SDK. Typically, multi-targeting packs are installed under
“%ProgramFiles(x86)%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”
or“%ProgramFiles%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”on a 32-bit
computer).
The following image from Microsoft provides clarity to the above description.
Do I need these packages if I only want to use Visual Studio to
make WP10 Mobile applications?
If you only are going to target Windows Phone 10 then having the packages installed isn't required to publish your application to the Windows Store. You can't target unsupported versions of the .NET Framework, and publish your application to the Windows Store, which means that all your assemblies will be compiled against the same version of the .NET Framework anyways.
Source: Multi-Targeting Guidelines for Tools for Managed Code [Mircea]
edited Mar 19 '18 at 8:12
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answered Feb 11 '16 at 13:31
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It can be best explained by the following description.
A multi-targeting pack, or MT pack, is a set of reference assemblies
that corresponds to a particular .NET Framework platform and version.
A reference assembly is a .NET Framework assembly that typically has
no method bodies and no internal or private APIs. Reference assemblies
contain just the information a compiler needs.
For example, there are multi-targeting packs for the .NET Framework
3.5, the .NET Framework 4, Update 4.0.x for the .NET Framework 4, the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Metro style apps,
Portable Class Library, and so on.
Visual Studio installs a set of multi-targeting packs, and so do SDKs
such as the Visual Studio SDK, the Silverlight SDK, and the Windows
Phone SDK. Typically, multi-targeting packs are installed under
“%ProgramFiles(x86)%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”
or“%ProgramFiles%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”on a 32-bit
computer).
The following image from Microsoft provides clarity to the above description.
Do I need these packages if I only want to use Visual Studio to
make WP10 Mobile applications?
If you only are going to target Windows Phone 10 then having the packages installed isn't required to publish your application to the Windows Store. You can't target unsupported versions of the .NET Framework, and publish your application to the Windows Store, which means that all your assemblies will be compiled against the same version of the .NET Framework anyways.
Source: Multi-Targeting Guidelines for Tools for Managed Code [Mircea]
edited Mar 19 '18 at 8:12
Samir
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answered Feb 11 '16 at 13:31
RamhoundRamhound
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add a comment |
It can be best explained by the following description.
A multi-targeting pack, or MT pack, is a set of reference assemblies
that corresponds to a particular .NET Framework platform and version.
A reference assembly is a .NET Framework assembly that typically has
no method bodies and no internal or private APIs. Reference assemblies
contain just the information a compiler needs.
For example, there are multi-targeting packs for the .NET Framework
3.5, the .NET Framework 4, Update 4.0.x for the .NET Framework 4, the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Metro style apps,
Portable Class Library, and so on.
Visual Studio installs a set of multi-targeting packs, and so do SDKs
such as the Visual Studio SDK, the Silverlight SDK, and the Windows
Phone SDK. Typically, multi-targeting packs are installed under
“%ProgramFiles(x86)%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”
or“%ProgramFiles%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”on a 32-bit
computer).
The following image from Microsoft provides clarity to the above description.
Do I need these packages if I only want to use Visual Studio to
make WP10 Mobile applications?
If you only are going to target Windows Phone 10 then having the packages installed isn't required to publish your application to the Windows Store. You can't target unsupported versions of the .NET Framework, and publish your application to the Windows Store, which means that all your assemblies will be compiled against the same version of the .NET Framework anyways.
Source: Multi-Targeting Guidelines for Tools for Managed Code [Mircea]
edited Mar 19 '18 at 8:12
Samir
11.3k57143205
answered Feb 11 '16 at 13:31
RamhoundRamhound
20.6k156286
It can be best explained by the following description.
A multi-targeting pack, or MT pack, is a set of reference assemblies
that corresponds to a particular .NET Framework platform and version.
A reference assembly is a .NET Framework assembly that typically has
no method bodies and no internal or private APIs. Reference assemblies
contain just the information a compiler needs.
For example, there are multi-targeting packs for the .NET Framework
3.5, the .NET Framework 4, Update 4.0.x for the .NET Framework 4, the .NET Framework 4.5, Windows Phone 7.5, Windows Metro style apps,
Portable Class Library, and so on.
Visual Studio installs a set of multi-targeting packs, and so do SDKs
such as the Visual Studio SDK, the Silverlight SDK, and the Windows
Phone SDK. Typically, multi-targeting packs are installed under
“%ProgramFiles(x86)%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”
or“%ProgramFiles%Reference AssembliesMicrosoftFramework”on a 32-bit
computer).
The following image from Microsoft provides clarity to the above description.
Do I need these packages if I only want to use Visual Studio to
make WP10 Mobile applications?
If you only are going to target Windows Phone 10 then having the packages installed isn't required to publish your application to the Windows Store. You can't target unsupported versions of the .NET Framework, and publish your application to the Windows Store, which means that all your assemblies will be compiled against the same version of the .NET Framework anyways.
Source: Multi-Targeting Guidelines for Tools for Managed Code [Mircea]
edited Mar 19 '18 at 8:12
Samir
11.3k57143205
answered Feb 11 '16 at 13:31
RamhoundRamhound
20.6k156286
edited Mar 19 '18 at 8:12
Samir
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edited Mar 19 '18 at 8:12
Samir
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