Are binding redirects inside assembly.dll.config ever evaluated at runtime?

Question

According to the docs assembly binding redirects can also be inside assembly.dll.config not just in assembly.exe.config. But the docs are not really clear whether binding redirects inside assembly.exe.config can also be used at runtime.

If I deploy a assembly.dll.config together with the assembly.dll in the the app, will, the binding redirects in there ever have any effect?

Answer 1

Binding redirects are not used from assembly.dll.config.

If BindingRedirect.exe calls LibBindingRedirect.dll :

• BindingRedirect.exe.config (work)
• LibBindingRedirect.dll.config (don't work)