fix: update target frameworks and package references; change culture to InvariantCulture

src/Directory.Build.targets

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 <Project>
   <ItemGroup>    
-    <None Include="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).clz" Condition="$(ProjectType) == 'Library'">
+    <None Include="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).clz" Condition="$(ProjectType) == 'Library' And '$(TargetFramework)' != '' And '$(TargetName)' != '' And '$(TargetDir)' != ''">
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <PackagePath>build;</PackagePath>
     </None>
-    <None Include="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cpz" Condition="$(ProjectType) == 'Program'">
+    <None Include="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cpz" Condition="$(ProjectType) == 'Program' And '$(TargetFramework)' != '' And '$(TargetName)' != '' And '$(TargetDir)' != '' And ( '$(TargetFramework)' != 'net6.0' ) And ( '$(TargetFramework)' != 'net8.0' )">
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <PackagePath>build;</PackagePath>
     </None>
-    <None Include="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cplz" Condition="$(ProjectType) == 'ProgramLibrary'">
+    <None Include="$(TargetDir)$(TargetName).$(Version).$(TargetFramework).cplz" Condition="$(ProjectType) == 'ProgramLibrary' And '$(TargetFramework)' != '' And '$(TargetName)' != '' And '$(TargetDir)' != ''">
       <Pack>true</Pack>
       <PackagePath>build;</PackagePath>
     </None>

src/PepperDash.Core/Comm/ControlPropertiesConfig.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonConverter = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConverterAttribute;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Converters;
+using JsonIgnore = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonIgnoreAttribute;
+using JsonProperty = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonPropertyAttribute;
+using NullValueHandling = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.NullValueHandling;
+using StringEnumConverter = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Converters.StringEnumConverter;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core
 {

src/PepperDash.Core/Comm/GenericTcpIpClient.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronSockets;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonProperty = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonPropertyAttribute;
+using Required = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Required;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core
 {

src/PepperDash.Core/Comm/GenericUdpServer.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronSockets;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonProperty = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonPropertyAttribute;
 using PepperDash.Core.Logging;
+using Required = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Required;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core
 {

src/PepperDash.Core/Comm/TcpClientConfigObject.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using JsonProperty = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonPropertyAttribute;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core
 {

src/PepperDash.Core/CommunicationExtras.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronSockets;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonConverter = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConverterAttribute;
+using JsonProperty = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonPropertyAttribute;
+using StringEnumConverter = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Converters.StringEnumConverter;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core
 {
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core
         /// The current socket status of the client
         /// </summary>
         [JsonProperty("clientStatus")]
-        [JsonConverter(typeof(Newtonsoft.Json.Converters.StringEnumConverter))]
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter))]
         SocketStatus ClientStatus { get; }
     }
 

src/PepperDash.Core/Config/PortalConfigReader.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Formatting = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JArray = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray;
+using JObject = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject;
+using JToken = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JToken;
 using PepperDash.Core;
 using Serilog.Events;
 
+
+
 namespace PepperDash.Core.Config
 {
 
@@ -56,12 +62,12 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core.Config
 						var merged = MergeConfigs(jsonObj);
 						if (jsonObj[systemUrl] != null)
 						{
-							merged[systemUrl] = jsonObj[systemUrl].Value<string>();
+							merged[systemUrl] = (string)jsonObj[systemUrl];
 						}
 
 						if (jsonObj[templateUrl] != null)
 						{
-							merged[templateUrl] = jsonObj[templateUrl].Value<string>();
+							merged[templateUrl] = (string)jsonObj[templateUrl];
 						}
 
 						jsonObj = merged;

src/PepperDash.Core/CoreInterfaces.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonProperty = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonPropertyAttribute;
 using Serilog;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core

src/PepperDash.Core/EthernetHelper.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+using Crestron.SimplSharp;
+using JsonProperty = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonPropertyAttribute;
 using Serilog.Events;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core

src/PepperDash.Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplArrayLookupChild.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JArray = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray;
 using Serilog.Events;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
 					var item = array.FirstOrDefault(o =>
 					{
 						var prop = o[SearchPropertyName];
-						return prop != null && prop.Value<string>()
+						return prop != null && ((string)prop)
 						.Equals(SearchPropertyValue, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 					});
 					if (item == null)

src/PepperDash.Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplChildObjectBase.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JValue = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JValue;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
 {
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
 						if (isCount)
 							response = (t.HasValues ? t.Children().Count() : 0).ToString();
 						else
-							response = t.Value<string>();
+							response = (string)t;
 						Debug.Console(1, "   ='{0}'", response);
 						return true;
 					}

src/PepperDash.Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplFileMaster.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Formatting = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting;
+using JObject = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject;
+using JValue = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JValue;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
 {

src/PepperDash.Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplGenericMaster.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JObject = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject;
+using JValue = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JValue;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
 {

src/PepperDash.Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplMaster.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JArray = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JArray;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JObject = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject;
+using JValue = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JValue;
+using JsonSerializationException = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonSerializationException;
+using JsonTextReader = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonTextReader;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
 {
@@ -165,7 +170,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
 				#if NET6_0
                 using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(json)))
 #else
-                using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO.StringReader(json)))
+                using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(json)))
 #endif
 				{
 					var startDepth = reader.Depth;
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl
 				#if NET6_0
                 using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(json)))
 #else
-                using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO.StringReader(json)))
+                using (var reader = new JsonTextReader(new System.IO.StringReader(json)))
 #endif
 				{
 					var startDepth = reader.Depth;

src/PepperDash.Core/JsonToSimpl/JsonToSimplPortalFileMaster.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JObject = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject;
+using JValue = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JValue;
 using PepperDash.Core.Config;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl

src/PepperDash.Core/Logging/Debug.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -7,7 +9,8 @@ using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronDataStore;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronLogger;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Formatting = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting;
+using JsonConvert = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert;
 using PepperDash.Core.Logging;
 using Serilog;
 using Serilog.Context;

src/PepperDash.Core/Logging/DebugContext.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Formatting = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting;
+using JsonConvert = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert;
 
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core

src/PepperDash.Core/Logging/DebugMemory.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonProperty = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonPropertyAttribute;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core.Logging
 {

src/PepperDash.Core/Logging/DebugWebsocketSink.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
@@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ using X509Certificate2 = System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.X509Certi
 using System.IO;
 using Org.BouncyCastle.Asn1.X509;
 using Serilog.Formatting;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JObject = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject;
 using Serilog.Formatting.Json;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core

src/PepperDash.Core/PepperDash.Core.csproj

@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="BouncyCastle.Cryptography" Version="2.4.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Crestron.SimplSharp.SDK.Library" Version="2.21.90" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.4">
+      <Aliases>global,NewtonsoftJson</Aliases>
+    </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="3.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Expressions" Version="4.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Formatting.Compact" Version="2.0.0" />
@@ -53,7 +56,9 @@
     <PackageReference Include="WebSocketSharp" Version="1.0.3-rc11" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net6'">
-	  <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3">
+      <Aliases>global,NewtonsoftJson</Aliases>
+    </PackageReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Remove="Comm\._GenericSshClient.cs" />

src/PepperDash.Core/Web/WebApiServer.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.WebScripting;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Formatting = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Formatting;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JsonConvert = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert;
+using JObject = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject;
 using PepperDash.Core.Web.RequestHandlers;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Core.Web

src/PepperDash.Core/WebApi/Presets/WebApiPasscodeClient.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-using System;
+extern alias NewtonsoftJson;
+
+using System;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp;                          				// For Basic SIMPL# Classes
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.CrestronIO;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.Net.Http;
 using Crestron.SimplSharp.Net.Https;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using JsonConvert = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.JsonConvert;
-using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using JObject = NewtonsoftJson::Newtonsoft.Json.Linq.JObject;
 using PepperDash.Core.JsonToSimpl;
 
 

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/Global/Global.cs

@@ -54,9 +54,10 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core
 
         // TODO: consider making this configurable later
         /// <summary>
-        /// The CultureInfo for formatting
+        /// Gets or sets the CultureInfo for the running system.  Default is InvariantCulture.  This is used for all parsing and formatting in Essentials to ensure consistent behavior regardless of the culture settings of the processor.
         /// </summary>
-        public static IFormatProvider Culture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US");
+        public static IFormatProvider Culture = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
+
 
         /// <summary>
         /// True when the processor type is a DMPS variant

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Core/PepperDash.Essentials.Core.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Debug 4.7.2</Configurations>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net6;net8</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>true</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <GeneratePackageOnBuild>true</GeneratePackageOnBuild>
     <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>

src/PepperDash.Essentials.Devices.Common/PepperDash.Essentials.Devices.Common.csproj

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Configurations>Debug;Release;Debug 4.7.2</Configurations>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net6;net8</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>true</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
     <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
     <AssemblyName>Essentials Devices Common</AssemblyName>

src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl.Messengers/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl.Messengers.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>PepperDash.Essentials.AppServer</RootNamespace>
-    <TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net6;net8</TargetFrameworks>
     <AssemblyTitle>mobile-control-messengers</AssemblyTitle>
     <AssemblyName>mobile-control-messengers</AssemblyName>
     <Product>mobile-control-messengers</Product>

src/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl/PepperDash.Essentials.MobileControl.csproj

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">  
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>PepperDash.Essentials</RootNamespace>
-    <TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net6;net8</TargetFrameworks>
     <EnableDynamicLoading>true</EnableDynamicLoading>
     <Deterministic>false</Deterministic>
     <AssemblyTitle>epi-essentials-mobile-control</AssemblyTitle>

src/PepperDash.Essentials/ControlSystem.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ using PepperDash.Essentials.Core;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Bridges;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
 using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Routing;
-using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Web;
 using Serilog.Events;
 
 namespace PepperDash.Essentials
@@ -33,12 +32,39 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
         /// </summary>
         public ControlSystem()
             : base()
+
         {
+            
             Thread.MaxNumberOfUserThreads = 400;
             Global.ControlSystem = this;
             DeviceManager.Initialize(this);
             SecretsManager.Initialize();
             SystemMonitor.ProgramInitialization.ProgramInitializationUnderUserControl = true;
+
+            Debug.SetErrorLogMinimumDebugLevel(CrestronEnvironment.DevicePlatform == eDevicePlatform.Appliance ? LogEventLevel.Warning : LogEventLevel.Verbose);
+            
+            // AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += CurrentDomainOnAssemblyResolve;
+        }
+
+        private System.Reflection.Assembly CurrentDomainOnAssemblyResolve(object sender, ResolveEventArgs args)
+        {
+            var assemblyName = new System.Reflection.AssemblyName(args.Name).Name;
+            if (assemblyName == "PepperDash_Core")
+            {
+                return System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom("PepperDashCore.dll");
+            }
+
+            if (assemblyName == "PepperDash_Essentials_Core")
+            {
+                return System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom("PepperDash.Essentials.Core.dll");
+            }
+
+            if (assemblyName == "Essentials Devices Common")
+            {
+                return System.Reflection.Assembly.LoadFrom("PepperDash.Essentials.Devices.Common.dll");
+            }
+
+            return null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -75,6 +101,9 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
         {
             DeterminePlatform();
 
+            // Print .NET runtime version
+            Debug.LogMessage(LogEventLevel.Information, "Running on .NET runtime version: {0}", System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription);
+
             if (Debug.DoNotLoadConfigOnNextBoot)
             {
                 CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(s => CrestronInvoke.BeginInvoke((o) => GoWithLoad()), "go", "Loads configuration file",
@@ -123,7 +152,7 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
             CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(DeviceManager.GetRoutingPorts,
                 "getroutingports", "Reports all routing ports, if any.  Requires a device key", ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
 
-            DeviceManager.AddDevice(new EssentialsWebApi("essentialsWebApi", "Essentials Web API"));
+            //DeviceManager.AddDevice(new EssentialsWebApi("essentialsWebApi", "Essentials Web API"));
 
             if (!Debug.DoNotLoadConfigOnNextBoot)
             {

src/PepperDash.Essentials/PepperDash.Essentials.csproj

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <RootNamespace>PepperDash.Essentials</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>PepperDashEssentials</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFramework>net472</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFrameworks>net6;net8</TargetFrameworks>
     <GenerateAssemblyInfo>true</GenerateAssemblyInfo>
-    <OutputPath>bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
+    <OutputPath>$(ProjectDir)bin\$(Configuration)\</OutputPath>
     <Title>PepperDash Essentials</Title>
     <PackageId>PepperDashEssentials</PackageId>
     <InformationalVersion>$(Version)</InformationalVersion>