Cannot locate nested CLR type message

[torial]

I am porting some C# code that inherits from the BasicDesignerLoader class, and I get the following error:

error: Cannot locate nested CLR type "System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.BasicDesignerLoader+ReloadOptions" (simple name is "ReloadOptions").

The MSDN documentation is: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library ... 80%29.aspx

Is this a Cobra specific issue? Also, is there an easy workaround?

[Charles]

It's probably a bug in Cobra's reading of DLLs. But first remind me if you're using a release, or the latest source. (And if from source, do an update and install if you haven not in awhile.)

Unfortunately, this type of bug does not have a good workaround.

Let me know about the above.

[Charles]

Can we get this down to a small example? What assemblies do I need to reference?

use System.ComponentModel
use System.ComponentModel.Design

class A inherits System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.BasicDesignerLoader
    pass

class P
    def main
        pass

[torial]

Here's a basic repeat. I will test this code on my computer that has the latest from SVN (this computer just has the last release that was made).

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%% args -ref:System.Design

use System.ComponentModel
use System.ComponentModel.Design
use System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization

class A inherits BasicDesignerLoader
    pass

class Program
    def main
        pass


[torial]

I confirmed it happens w/ the latest version of Cobra ( at least a few days old). as well.

[Charles]

A fix is forthcoming.

[Charles]

Fixed. When reading DLLs, the compiler was not picking up non-public nested types.