Is this for _internal_ use? IOW, you're not a ISV getting ready to distribute software, right? In that case, just ignore strong names completely. Use the DLL as it, and don't worry about sn.exe or signing at all. Except in rare cases (and you'll know when you get there) there is no point in using strongly named assemblies internally.
If you're an ISV, then consider it, but then you'll have to understand strong names for your own stuff and the log4net stuff will seem obvious. -Walden -- Walden H Leverich III Tech Software (516) 627-3800 x3051 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.TechSoftInc.com <http://www.techsoftinc.com/> Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur. (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.) From: hdjim69 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 8:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: when to use strong name confusion Hello, Not sure I understand the strong name requirements. I'm on .Net 2.0. There is already a .dll in the log4net-1.2.10\bin\net\2.0 dir. Do I need to rebuild this .dll with a strong name key or can I just use this dll as it is ? I know what a strong name is and how to generate a private/public key but still not sure how this relates to when and why I would need to do this with log4net. Any help would be appreciated. TIA J
