WP8 Ignore DLL (Best method?)

[zezba9000]

Is there now a good way in Unity4.3.3 to ignore incompatible .NET 3.5 dlls in Unity3D on the WP8 platform?
Right now iv’e made a menu tool that changes the .ext types of unsupported “dll” types to “dllx”.
This seems very hacky to me (It also doesn’t play well with Unity’s Version Control system, but does with GIT).
Is there a place I can put library based plugins that run on iOS/Android but should be ignored on WP8 ??

Also I should point out, even when I do the “dll” to “dllx” method I’m getting the error:
“Error building Player: Exception: Failed to run assembly preprocessor with command line “Temp/StagingArea/Data/Managed\P31RestKit.dllx” -injectCtor -assemblyPath “Temp/StagingArea” -pdb.[Temp/StagingArea/Data/Managed\P31RestKit.dllx]”

Why is it still trying to use a “dllx” file?!

[Tautvydas-Zilys]

Hi.

That’s because it checks the file contents (it finds that it’s a .NET assembly, which can have other formats than .dll, like .winmd). A workaround would be to make a fake DLL with the same name and version, and place it in Assets/Plugins/WP8, so it uses that one instead.

[zezba9000]

@Tautvydas Zilys

Hi.

That’s because it checks the file contents (it finds that it’s a .NET assembly, which can have other formats than .dll, like .winmd). A workaround would be to make a fake DLL with the same name and version, and place it in Assets/Plugins/WP8, so it uses that one instead.

Thanks for the alternative idea. I’ll try that method instead.

[ZimM_1]

@zezba9000

Thanks for the alternative idea. I’ll try that method instead.

This doesn’t seems to be working. Whatever I put into that directory is just ignored. Even if I remove the original dll and only leave the fake one in “Asset/Plugins/WP8” it just can’t find the dll at all.

[zezba9000]

@ZimM_1

This doesn’t seems to be working. Whatever I put into that directory is just ignored. Even if I remove the original dll and only leave the fake one in “Asset/Plugins/WP8” it just can’t find the dll at all.

Yes this process seems to be very very flaky. You have to make 100% sure the version number on the fake dll is the same.
Normally the “dllx” method is better. Unity really really needs to add in Asset options that let you disable libs for particular platforms.

[ZimM_1]

Got it working, thanks.

@zezba9000

Unity really really needs to add in Asset options that let you disable libs for particular platforms.

Yeah, especially considering the fact that they already have this feature, but only for Windows Store platform. Why not have it for every platform?..

[zezba9000]

@ZimM_1

Got it working, thanks.

Yeah, especially considering the fact that they already have this feature, but only for Windows Store platform. Why not have it for every platform?..

Exactly.

[Tautvydas-Zilys]

@zezba9000

Unity really really needs to add in Asset options that let you disable libs for particular platforms.

We are aware of the issue and we’re working on a feature that will solve it. It’s not ready for 4.5, but it’s definitely coming.

[nventimiglia_1]

Just like to add a /Plugin/Standalone special names folder would be really nice in this situation. I currently have some dlls in my x86 folder that are causing my Android build to fail.