Applies To
DevExpress WinForms and WPF developers who expect to build .NET Core Desktop apps with products included in our v21.1+ release cycle.
No Action Is Required If
- You build .NET Framework desktop and web apps (ASP.NET MVC or Web Forms or HTML/JavaScript)
- You build .NET Core web apps (ASP.NET Core MVC or Blazor).
- You build .NET Core WinForms and WPF apps using DevExpress technologies, but do not expect to upgrade to v21.1+.
What Changed & Migration Instructions
- With our v21.1+ release, desktop NuGet packages will include both .NET Core Desktop and .NET Framework assemblies. DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.* NuGet packages will not be available for v21.1+ as in earlier versions.
- Our Unified Component Installer (v21.1+) will include libraries, demos, source code and tools for .NET Core Desktop development (installation size has grown by 20 MB). We recommend this installation option as it includes everything you need for .NET Framework, .NET Core, ASP.NET Core and JavaScript development.
- If you’ve already used the Unified Component Installer above, you cannot use our .NET Core Desktop Product Installer v21.1+ (since no reason exists to do so). We anticipate that this installer will only be used by those targeting .NET Core WinForms or WPF apps.
For complete change log, reasons for change and migration instructions, please refer to this Breaking Change document. To update the DevExpress.WindowsDesktop.* NuGet packages in your apps automatically (= save time), please use the DevExpress Project Converter tool.
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