My scripts is not visible to Packages. Is there a walk around?

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So, I’ve downloaded the TextMeshPro(v1.4.1) package, and I moved the source into my ‘Assets/’ folder.
And I noticed that I can’t access to any of my code under ‘Scripts’ folder.

TextMeshPro uses asmdef file to seperate itself into different dll.

So I wonder, is it still possible to access my scripts in any other packages? I know that sounds strange, but I need to modify the codes in TextMeshPro, and I’ve tried to delete those asmdef files, it didn’t work : encountered other errors: UnityEngine.TextCore.LowLevel.GlyphValueRecord became no more accessible for TMP…

So if no one knows how to resolve this issue, I’m just gonna have to inherit TextMeshPro instead of modify it directly…

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  • Install TMP through package manager
  • Move the new added folder from Library/PackageCache to Packages
  • Edit the Packages/manifest.json, remove tmp from reference
  • Start hacking the source code

Will this work for you?

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Hi, that’s exactly what I did. I mean, I can do any change to the source code, except trying to access to other classes defined in global namespace in my scripts folder.

I believe those scripts are under Assembly-CSharp, while TMP remain in a separate assembly because of asmdef.

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Well, you answered the question yourself. Scripts outside Assets path (i.e. Packages/), are required to create an Assembly Definition Asset in a folder, to compile into a separate managed assembly. All package assemblies are compiled before the Assembly-CSharp, therefore it’s not possible for the TMP package to reference scripts in Assembly-CSharp.

Opt 1, refactor you code to pull another package, i.e. package-shared. Change the asmdef file of TMP package to reference the new package asmdef. This is a common practice to solve the reference issue.

Opt 2, move the TMP folder to Assets, delete the asmdef file so all codes are compiled into the Assembly-CSharp. But it may slower the compiler because of those TMP scripts.

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Hi, thanks for your advices!

Opt 1, currently not possible for the project…
Opt 2, tried, and I got some errors from TMP after I removed those asmdef files… TMP references internal class in UnityEngine.dll, and after I removed the asmdef file, it started to give me undefined symbols…

So, my final solution is: Inheritance… I inherited from TMP class, and put my custom code in the derived class…

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