fix(vcproject): use dynamic binding to avoid assembly load failure#34
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… load failure Replace compile-time VCProjectEngine reference with dynamic late binding so the assembly is only resolved at runtime for C++ projects, preventing FileNotFoundException for users without the C++ workload installed.
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Summary
Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngineand replaces it withdynamiclate bindingFileNotFoundExceptionon both VS 2022 and VS 2026dynamic, the VCProjectEngine assembly is only resolved at runtime when actually handling a C++ project, preventing the error for all other project typesRoot Cause
The JIT compiler needed to resolve
VCProjectandVCConfigurationtypes when compilingOpenProjectBinFolder, even for non-C++ projects. This caused an assembly load failure for users without the C++ workload installed, regardless of whether the assembly was bundled in the VSIX.Test plan
Resolves #32