Remove obsolete ILLink dependency analyzer project and references#125242
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[WIP] Remove the unused ILLink analyzer and references
Remove obsolete ILLink dependency analyzer project and references
Mar 5, 2026
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Pull request overview
Removes the obsolete ILLink dependency analyzer tool from the repository and cleans up remaining build/solution/docs wiring so the ILLink toolset reflects only actively maintained components.
Changes:
- Removed the analyzer project from the
tools.illinkbuild subset. - Removed the analyzer project from ILLink solution (
.slnx) files. - Deleted the analyzer project sources and removed the corresponding documentation section/link.
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| File | Description |
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| eng/Subsets.props | Drops src/tools/illink/src/analyzer/analyzer.csproj from the tools.illink subset build graph. |
| src/tools/illink/illink.slnx | Removes the analyzer project entry from the ILLink solution definition. |
| src/tools/illink/trimming.slnx | Removes the analyzer project entry from the trimming solution definition. |
| src/tools/illink/README.md | Removes the “Dependencies Analyzer” documentation section/link. |
| src/tools/illink/src/analyzer/analyzer.csproj | Deleted obsolete analyzer project file. |
| src/tools/illink/src/analyzer/README.md | Deleted analyzer-specific README. |
| src/tools/illink/src/analyzer/Main.cs | Deleted analyzer CLI entrypoint. |
| src/tools/illink/src/analyzer/ConsoleDependencyGraph.cs | Deleted analyzer console output implementation. |
| src/tools/illink/src/analyzer/LinkerAnalyzerCore/DependencyGraph.cs | Deleted analyzer core dependency graph implementation. |
| src/tools/illink/src/analyzer/LinkerAnalyzerCore/SpaceAnalyzer.cs | Deleted analyzer space analysis implementation. |
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| <ProjectToBuild Include="$(ToolsProjectRoot)illink\src\analyzer\analyzer.csproj" Category="tools" /> | ||
| <ProjectToBuild Include="$(ToolsProjectRoot)illink\src\ILLink.RoslynAnalyzer\ILLink.RoslynAnalyzer.csproj" Category="tools" /> | ||
| <ProjectToBuild Include="$(ToolsProjectRoot)illink\src\linker\ref\Mono.Linker.csproj" Category="tools" /> | ||
| <ProjectToBuild Include="$(ToolsProjectRoot)illink\src\tlens\tlens.csproj" Category="tools" /> |
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What's this? I don't think I've ever seen tlens before
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I've never used it myself, seems like another one we could delete.
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This change removes the unused ILLink dependency analyzer under
src/tools/illink/src/analyzerand eliminates all repository wiring that still referenced it. The ILLink toolset surface now reflects only actively maintained components.Build graph cleanup
eng/Subsets.props(tools.illinksubset no longer buildssrc/analyzer/analyzer.csproj).Solution cleanup
src/analyzer/analyzer.csprojfrom:src/tools/illink/illink.slnxsrc/tools/illink/trimming.slnxSource removal
src/tools/illink/src/analyzer/(project file, core implementation, and analyzer-specific README).Docs alignment
src/tools/illink/README.mdto remove the “Dependencies Analyzer” section/link to the removed component.💬 We'd love your input! Share your thoughts on Copilot coding agent in our 2 minute survey.