devenv building solution doesn't copy third party dll

Question

I have a solution with two projects:

Project_X (class library) with reference to log4net(copy local = true)
asp.net website with reference to Project_X

Project_X has code using log4net, in particular Log:ILog interface implementation. Website has some code using Log from Project_X. When i build project in studio (VS 2015) i get successful build with log4net.dll in Web Site directory. When i build solution using devenv.com in command line(C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE>devenv.com "{path}{name}.sln" /rebuild), log4net is not copied. Why log4net is not copied to Asp.net WebSite when i build solution using devenv ?

PS: i spent a few days looking for answer, found a few post related to this question, but until now haven't found answer.

@mtv copyLocal set to true , tried add reference directly , same. — Z.R.T., May 18 '18 at 03:00
@zrt read https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1132243/msbuild-doesnt-copy-references-dll-files-if-using-project-dependencies-in-sol — giri-webdev, May 18 '18 at 05:35
@giri-webdev yeah, i checked this link a few times, but for me still doesn't work . vs2015 — Z.R.T., May 18 '18 at 06:16

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered May 18 '18 at 02:45

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Have you tried to add reference to log4net directly in to website project. Command line may not check the hierarchy for references while compiling.

And yes. Don;t forget to set Copy Local to true on that reference.

answered May 18 '18 at 02:45

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