System.Windows.Interactivity DLL Count

Question

I am using the Expression Blend SDK and have references to System.Windows.Interactivity so that I can take advantage of Behaviours and EventTriggers etc. Great.

I noticed recently that using this library copies System.Windows.Interactivity.dll, but also lots of other files/folders to my bin folder.

Directories: ar, de, fr, it, et al. (clearly culture/localisation files).

Files: es-ES, es-GT, es-HN, et al.

I do not plan on localising my application in some of these languages/cultures.

What is the bare minimum I need for the use of System.Windows.Interactivity in my code and why are these files/folders included in the bin directory by the build process?

Answer 1

I would imagine that you only need to keep the ones that specify your particular country and language. However, is it really worth removing them... they shouldn't be much bigger than a few Megabytes.

The one way that you can test which ones you can remove is by removing the ones that do not relate to the culture settings in your application and then trying to run the application... if it works, then it's ok to remove them. Mind you, when you run the application, it will rebuild and replace the removed dlls.

UPDATE >>>

If you use ClickOnce to distribute your application, you might be able to remove these dlls from the published version if you open up the startup project properties page. Go to the Publish tab, then click the Application Files button. In the Application Files dialog that opens, you can select which files are included with the published application.