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## Installation
The easiest way of installing the library in your project is by adding a reference to [_SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern_ NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/).
-This package uses `sqlite-net-base` so you need to also add a SQLitePCLRaw bundle. The recommended combination is:
+This package uses `sqlite-net-base`, which deliberately ships **without** a SQLite provider — the package itself only depends on `sqlite-net-base`, so the choice of SQLitePCLRaw bundle/provider is entirely yours. You must add one to your app. The recommended combination is:
```xml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ This package uses `sqlite-net-base` so you need to also add a SQLitePCLRaw bundl
```
+Any other SQLitePCLRaw setup works too — e.g. `SQLitePCLRaw.config.e_sqlite3` + `SourceGear.sqlite3` (3.x line) if you want a current statically-linked SQLite under your own control.
+
> **Do not** use `sqlite-net-pcl 1.9.172` — it introduces a high-severity SQLite vulnerability via its bundled `SQLitePCLRaw.lib.e_sqlite3 2.1.2`. See the [Security](#security) section above.
The NuGet package contains both sync and async extension versions. You can also download and compile the sources and add the reference to your compiled DLL, or add the SQLite-Net Extensions project as a dependency directly.
diff --git a/src/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/SQLiteNetExtensions.csproj b/src/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/SQLiteNetExtensions.csproj
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--- a/src/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/SQLiteNetExtensions.csproj
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@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
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SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern
+ * Removed the SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_green dependency - consumers now choose their own SQLitePCLRaw bundle/provider
* Upgraded sqlite-net-base to 1.11.272-beta
* Addresses SQLite high-severity vulnerability GHSA-2m69-gcr7-jv3q
(use sqlite-net-base + SQLitePCLRaw.bundle_green >= 2.1.11
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@
-
diff --git a/src/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/UnitTests/UnitTests.csproj b/src/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/UnitTests/UnitTests.csproj
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--- a/src/SQLiteNetExtensions.Modern/UnitTests/UnitTests.csproj
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@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive
+