//
// AssemblyAction.cs
//
// Author:
//   Jb Evain (jbevain@gmail.com)
//
// (C) 2006 Jb Evain
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namespace Mono.Linker {

	public enum AssemblyAction {
		// Ignore the assembly
		Skip,
		// Copy the existing files, assembly and symbols, into the output destination. E.g. .dll and .mdb
		// The linker still analyze the assemblies (to know what they require) but does not modify them
		Copy,
		// Link the assembly
		Link,
		// Remove the assembly from the output
		Delete,
		// Save the assembly/symbols in memory without linking it. 
		// E.g. useful to remove unneeded assembly references (as done in SweepStep), 
		//  resolving [TypeForwardedTo] attributes (like PCL) to their final location
		Save
	}
}