C# could not load file or assembly...system cannot find file specified

Question

Writing a routine WinForms app that references a few custom libraries written by myself. I am building one particular library which depends on another library and, when I do, I get the following warning message:

"Could not load file or assembly 'RHLib' Version 1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified"

The application functions, there are no error messages, but I am one of those that likes a completely clean compile - no errors, no warnings. And I cannot figure this one out.

The library in question has a reference to the "missing" library, the "missing" library is compiled and lives in the Debug directory when VS finishes compiling, the build order places the "missing" library as the first item built and the "missing" library has no dependencies - its a small library built to get me out of a circular assembly problem.

Any ideas?

Answer 1

Did you right click on the project, and click Add Reference, and then add using RHLib; to the top of the file?

Answer 2

Looks like I may have found it. Even though the warning was coming from the library that used the "missing" library, adding a reference to the application which called the library which called the "missing" library (if you know what I mean) removed the warning.

Thanks for the input folks!