[.NET Core] When using dotnet build Reloaded.Mod.Launcher cannot be used by consumers due defined PropertyChanged dependency.

[Sewer56]

See: Fody/Costura#358

Prologue

.NET Core, including .NET Core 3 use a JSON text file that explains file dependencies. This file is checked by the .NET Runtime and if a dependency is missing, the runtime refuses to load the application.

Problem

PropertyChanged is not actually needed by the assembly and thus not copied to the output folder during dotnet build. However the dependency is still present in the .deps.json file, and thus the launcher would refuse to boot.

Note: For developers, the library will still be found due to the runtimeconfig-dev.json configuration, pointing to NuGet cache folders, but end users wouldn't have said folders.

Temporary Workaround

Include dummy PropertyChanged.dll in project to be copied to output.

[Sewer56]

This issue is no longer relevant due to how Reloaded is built for end users.