Xap file contents changes if built in Visual Studio or build server

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Published on 2010-05-13T16:11:54Z Indexed on 2010/05/14 4:34 UTC
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I'm using MEF with my Silverlight 4 app to dynamically load xap files. To optimize this process, I've removed various assemblies from my xaps since I know they've already been loaded by the base xap. This reduces the size of my dynamically loaded xaps. I accomplished this by setting the "Copy Local" flag for each assembly reference to "false".

This all seems to work fine when I build in Visual Studio 2010 - my xaps are much smaller. However, when the same projects are built by the build server, all the excluded references are once again in the xap file hence tripling the size of the xap.

I've read several blogs/articles regarding similar experiences but no resolution. Very frustrating - any help is appreciated.

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