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Deploying assemblies with WSPBuilder

By default WSPBuilder puts all referenced assemblies from the Setup project into GAC. I use the following to control that behaviour:

Set the output directories of the dependent assemblies to either 80\bin or GAC in the setup project.
The assemblies that some where referenced in a dependent assembly that should not be deployed: Reference in Setup project [...]

Storing configuration in SharePoint

I often have to store some configuration data in SharePoint. Typically I have a custom application page on the Central Administration site to configure a feature or an application. Typically this is a connection string and some other data.

To store the configuration I do not like to use the Farm or WebApplication property bag. SharePoint [...]