How can I add System.Xml.Linq to Portable Class Library after the .NET Framework 4.0.3 Update

Question

According to the release notes for the 4.0.3 .NET Framework Update, the Portable Class Libraries should now support System.Xml.Linq and System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.

Feature 4: XLinq and DataAnnotations added to .NET Framework 4 Portable Class Libraries

Support for System.Xml.Linq.dll and System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll has been added to the Portable Class Library project when targeting .NET Framework 4.0.3. For more information about how to install Portable Class Library support, visit the Portable Class Library article on MSDN.

However I still can't add a reference to those DLLs after I installed the 4.0.3 update. What do I need to do to be able to do this?

Answer 1

Hi Stebet,

Welcome to the MSDN Forum.

Based on your description,  I reproduced this scenario. One possibility is that the tool is out of date. And I have add a comments on that page to ask update. 

And if it is very critical to you, you can also submit your concerns on connect site: https://connect.microsoft.com/visualstudio 

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Answer 2

Indeed, according to a Twitter reply i got from David Kean we need an updated version for the Portable Class Libary Tools for VS2010 to take advantage of it.

Answer 3

In addition to an update to the VS2010 Portable Class Library tools (which hasn't been released), you can also get this functionality in the VS11 Beta (which is already available).

Answer 4

Any update on this?

Answer 5

Looks like they updated the tools yesterday.  Thanks!

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/b0e0b5e9-e138-410b-ad10-00cb3caf4981/