What are the best practices for using Assembly Attributes?

Question

I have a solution with multiple project. I am trying to optimize AssemblyInfo.cs files by linking one solution wide assembly info file. What are the best practices for doing

Answer 1

We're using a global file called GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs and a local one called AssemblyInfo.cs. The global file contains the following attributes:

 [assembly: AssemblyProduct("Your Product Name")]

 [assembly: AssemblyCompany("Your Company")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2008 ...")]
 [assembly: AssemblyTrademark("Your Trademark - if applicable")]

 #if DEBUG
 [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("Debug")]
 #else
 [assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("Release")]
 #endif

 [assembly: AssemblyVersion("This is set by build process")]
 [assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("This is set by build process")]

The local AssemblyInfo.cs contains the following attributes:

 [assembly: AssemblyTitle("Your assembly title")]
 [assembly: AssemblyDescription("Your assembly description")]
 [assembly: AssemblyCulture("The culture - if not neutral")]

 [assembly: ComVisible(true/false)]

 // unique id per assembly
 [assembly: Guid("xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx")]

You can add the GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs using the following procedure:

• Select Add/Existing Item... in the context menu of the project
• Select GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs
• Expand the Add-Button by clicking on that little down-arrow on the right hand
• Select "Add As Link" in the buttons drop down list