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I've encountered multiple third party .Net component-vendors that use a licensing scheme. On an evaluation copy, the components show up with a nag-screen or watermark or some such indicator. On a licensed machine, a Licenses.licx is created - with what appears to be just the assembly full name/identifiers. This file has to be included when the client assembly is built.
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The licenses. licx file is a text file located in a . NET project that notifies Visual Studio to compile a license file into an executable's resource. This enables EXE applications to be deployed to a machine without an SDK installed.
If you're working on a pre-existing project, it may be available in the Solution Explorer underneath the Project Name > Properties > licenses. licx.
The license compiler (lc.exe) is compiling the licenses of referenced components into the resources of a created assembly. In some versions of . NET Core, the LC task is not supported or fails.
That's not correct. The licx file is very important and is necessary for the host app to be built with the correct license info embedded in it. So, its critical that the licx files be also included in source control. Otherwise a person checking out the source code on another machine will not get the licx file and the build may fail or not have the proper license info for the used components in the exe.
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Almost everything about .Net licensing is explained here. No need to rewrite, I think.
It is better to exclude license files from project in source control, if you can. Otherwise, editing visual components may be pain in the ass. Also, storing license files in source control repository is not a need.
Hope this helps.
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