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    <p>How can i add an assembly manifest to my .NET executable?</p> <hr> <p>An assembly manifest is is an XML file that is added to a .NET portable executable (PE) with resource type <code>RT_MANIFEST</code> (24). </p> <p>Assembly manifests are used to declare a number of things about the executable, e.g.:</p> <ul> <li><p>If i want to disable DPI-scaling because i am a good developer:</p> <pre><code>&lt;!-- We are high-dpi aware on Windows Vista --&gt; &lt;asmv3:application xmlns:asmv3="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3"&gt; &lt;asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings"&gt; &lt;dpiAware&gt;true&lt;/dpiAware&gt; &lt;/asmv3:windowsSettings&gt; &lt;/asmv3:application&gt; </code></pre></li> <li><p>i can declare that i was designed and tested on Windows 7, and i should continue to depend on any bugs in Windows 7</p> <pre><code>&lt;!-- We were designed and tested on Windows 7 --&gt; &lt;compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1"&gt; &lt;application&gt; &lt;!--The ID below indicates application support for Windows 7 --&gt; &lt;supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}"/&gt; &lt;/application&gt; &lt;/compatibility&gt; </code></pre></li> <li><p>i can declare that i am a good developer, and don't need file and registry virtualization</p> <pre><code>&lt;!-- Disable file and registry virtualization --&gt; &lt;trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2"&gt; &lt;security&gt; &lt;requestedPrivileges&gt; &lt;requestedExecutionLevel level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false"/&gt; &lt;/requestedPrivileges&gt; &lt;/security&gt; &lt;/trustInfo&gt; </code></pre></li> <li><p>i can declare that i depend on a particular version 6 of the <strong>Microsoft Common Controls</strong> library:</p> <pre><code>&lt;!-- Dependency on Common Controls version 6 --&gt; &lt;dependency&gt; &lt;dependentAssembly&gt; &lt;assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" version="6.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="X86" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*"/&gt; &lt;/dependentAssembly&gt; &lt;/dependency&gt; </code></pre></li> <li><p>i can declare that i depend on a particular version of GDI+:</p> <pre><code>&lt;dependency&gt; &lt;dependentAssembly&gt; &lt;assemblyIdentity type="win32" name="Microsoft.Windows.GdiPlus" version="1.0.0.0" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" language="*" /&gt; &lt;/dependentAssembly&gt; &lt;/dependency&gt; </code></pre></li> </ul> <hr> <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8057080/vs2010-net-how-to-embed-a-resource-in-a-net-pe-executable">In the olden days</a>, we would create a <strong>resource script</strong> file (<code>*.rc</code>), e.g.:</p> <p><strong>wumpa.rc</strong></p> <pre><code> 1 24 AssemblyManifest.xml </code></pre> <p>add that file to the project, and the compiler would compile the <code>.rc</code> file; including resources in the final executable image.</p> <p>Except <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8057080/vs2010-net-how-to-embed-a-resource-in-a-net-pe-executable">Visual Studio 2010 doesn't seem to have a way to add a resource script file to a project</a>.</p> <p>How do i add a resource script to a project in Visual Studio 2010?</p> <p>How do i add an assembly manifest to a project in Visual Studio 2010?</p> <p><strong>Note</strong>: Any solution must work in an environment with source control and multiple developers (e.g. hard-coded paths to probably not installed binaries will break the build and not work).</p> <h2>Bonus Chatter</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8057080/vs2010-net-how-to-embed-a-resource-in-a-net-pe-executable">VS2010/.NET: How to embed a resource in a .NET PE executable?</a></li> <li>VS2005: <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/cheller/archive/2006/08/24/how-to-embed-a-manifest-in-an-assembly-let-me-count-the-ways.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">How to embed a manifest in an assembly: let me count the ways...</a> (can't be done)</li> </ul> <hr> <p><strong>Update</strong>: Michael Fox suggests that the project properties dialog can be used to include an assembly manifest, but he doesn't indicate <em>where</em>:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/35ZMM.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <hr> <p><strong>Update</strong>: Things I've tried:</p> <ul> <li>From the project properties screen, select <strong>Application</strong>. Select radio option <strong>Icon and Manifest</strong>. Under <strong>Manifest</strong> leave the default option of <code>Embed manifest with default settings</code>:</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/5iEt5.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/5iEt5.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <p><em>Doesn't work because it embeds a manifest with <strong>default</strong> settings, rather than my settings.</em></p> <ul> <li><p>Under <strong>Manifest</strong>, change the combo option to <code>Create application without a manifest</code>:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/i2acY.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p><em>Doesn't work because it embeds no manifest</em></p></li> <li><p>Under <strong>Resources</strong> select the <strong>Resource File</strong> radio option:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/0cW3X.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p><em>Doesn't work because you cannot select an assembly manifest (or a resource script that includes an assembly manifest)</em></p></li> <li><p>Under <strong>Resources</strong>, select the <strong>Resource File</strong> radio option, then enter the path to an assembly manifest XML file:</p></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/cZ2Sf.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/cZ2Sf.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <p><em>Doesn't work because Visual Studio chokes when presented with an assembly manifest</em>:</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uRzHs.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/uRzHs.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <ul> <li>Under <strong>Resources</strong>, select the <strong>Resource File</strong> radio option, then enter the path to a resource script file:</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kpcGM.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/kpcGM.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <p><em>Doesn't work because Visual Studio chokes when presented with a resource script</em>:</p> <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/a8E6a.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/a8E6a.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <ul> <li><p>Add the <code>AssemblyManifest.xml</code> to my project, then look for it in the <strong>Manifest</strong> combo box:</p> <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ITG9a.png" alt="enter image description here"></p> <p><em>Doesn't work because the Assembly Manifest file isn't listed as an option</em></p></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>i have a dozen other things i can keep screenshotting (add a .rc file to the solution, look for it in the dropdown, select "no manifest" and change the <code>wumpa.rc</code> build action to various things, build the <code>.rc</code> file using a separate resource compiler, either manually, or a pre-build/msbuild step, and select that <code>.res</code> file as my resource). i'll stop adding extra bulk to my question and hope for an answer.</p> </blockquote>
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    1. CO@JohnSaunders My goodness. Some people get grumpy when i don't explain *why* i'm asking a question. And some people get grump when i *do* explain why i'm asking a question. You can only satisfy half the people half of the time. Which means 25% of the people i can't satisfy at all.
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