Changing the location of the components folder

Question

In Visual Studio 2012, I am using a Xamarin.iOS project type and when I add components to a project, they're added to the folder: [Solution-directory]/Components/[component-name]/

Is it possible to choose where the components are stored?

My dependency management strategy is to store the dependencies outside of the project and solution area in their own folder.

I guess I could rip out the DLL from the /lib/ folder within the component directory, but I am wondering if there is an easier solution.

Answer 1

You can specify the components directory with a components.config file. This is detailed here regarding Xamarin Studio, but I just tested this myself by having it in the root of the solution directory, and it did work.