Re: [WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC
I saw a thread about GACing that said: "If a file is marked for the GAC, it goes there only. MSI doesn't install the file, then run gacutil or equivalent -- it uses Fusion interfaces directly to install to the GAC." Is this true? I'm still not able to get the installer to work right. The files are there but it won't recognize them unless I manually GAC them. What could I be doing wrong? Thanks, Mike From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:34 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC Make sure that the internal name of the assembly matches the file name. If you renamed the assembly externally but its internal identity is the original name it won't install. As a check, if you try to install it to the GAC with a Visual Studio setup project the symptom of this is a build error "ERROR: Assembly 'renamedassembly.dll' must have a shared name to be installed globally". I don't know if Wix makes this check at build time. ProcessorArchitecture, PublicKeyToken etc aren't used at install time if Wix does what I think it does. These values populate the MsiAssemblyName table and must reflect the real assembly because they're used at uninstall time to tell fusion to uininstall an assembly with this list of attributes. It doesn't need those attributes at install time because it has the actual assembly and can just get them. Phil Wilson From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Menaker Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:43 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC I have encountered a problem adding some assemblies to the GAC. The assembly I'm trying to add is wrapper to a COM object. When I just use TLBIMP it works fine. However I added versioning by: Using ildasm.exe to disassemble Then appending a resource file and using ilasm.exe to re assemble. However now when I use the installer the assemblies aren't found unless they are manually added to the GAC using GACUtil. One change I have noticed is that in the assembly it now notes the processor architecture as msil. However even when adding this "ProcessorArchitecture="msil"" into the component it isn't gac'ed properly. Here is my component: Any body have any I idea what I could be doing wrong? Thanks, Mike - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC
I think the name is fine because I can run gacutil.exe on the .dll and get the result I need. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wilson, Phil Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:34 PM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC Make sure that the internal name of the assembly matches the file name. If you renamed the assembly externally but its internal identity is the original name it won't install. As a check, if you try to install it to the GAC with a Visual Studio setup project the symptom of this is a build error "ERROR: Assembly 'renamedassembly.dll' must have a shared name to be installed globally". I don't know if Wix makes this check at build time. ProcessorArchitecture, PublicKeyToken etc aren't used at install time if Wix does what I think it does. These values populate the MsiAssemblyName table and must reflect the real assembly because they're used at uninstall time to tell fusion to uininstall an assembly with this list of attributes. It doesn't need those attributes at install time because it has the actual assembly and can just get them. Phil Wilson From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Menaker Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:43 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC I have encountered a problem adding some assemblies to the GAC. The assembly I'm trying to add is wrapper to a COM object. When I just use TLBIMP it works fine. However I added versioning by: Using ildasm.exe to disassemble Then appending a resource file and using ilasm.exe to re assemble. However now when I use the installer the assemblies aren't found unless they are manually added to the GAC using GACUtil. One change I have noticed is that in the assembly it now notes the processor architecture as msil. However even when adding this "ProcessorArchitecture="msil"" into the component it isn't gac'ed properly. Here is my component: Any body have any I idea what I could be doing wrong? Thanks, Mike - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
Re: [WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC
Make sure that the internal name of the assembly matches the file name. If you renamed the assembly externally but its internal identity is the original name it won't install. As a check, if you try to install it to the GAC with a Visual Studio setup project the symptom of this is a build error "ERROR: Assembly 'renamedassembly.dll' must have a shared name to be installed globally". I don't know if Wix makes this check at build time. ProcessorArchitecture, PublicKeyToken etc aren't used at install time if Wix does what I think it does. These values populate the MsiAssemblyName table and must reflect the real assembly because they're used at uninstall time to tell fusion to uininstall an assembly with this list of attributes. It doesn't need those attributes at install time because it has the actual assembly and can just get them. Phil Wilson From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Menaker Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10:43 AM To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC I have encountered a problem adding some assemblies to the GAC. The assembly I'm trying to add is wrapper to a COM object. When I just use TLBIMP it works fine. However I added versioning by: Using ildasm.exe to disassemble Then appending a resource file and using ilasm.exe to re assemble. However now when I use the installer the assemblies aren't found unless they are manually added to the GAC using GACUtil. One change I have noticed is that in the assembly it now notes the processor architecture as msil. However even when adding this "ProcessorArchitecture="msil"" into the component it isn't gac'ed properly. Here is my component: Any body have any I idea what I could be doing wrong? Thanks, Mike - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
[WiX-users] Problem adding assembly to GAC
I have encountered a problem adding some assemblies to the GAC. The assembly I'm trying to add is wrapper to a COM object. When I just use TLBIMP it works fine. However I added versioning by: Using ildasm.exe to disassemble Then appending a resource file and using ilasm.exe to re assemble. However now when I use the installer the assemblies aren't found unless they are manually added to the GAC using GACUtil. One change I have noticed is that in the assembly it now notes the processor architecture as msil. However even when adding this "ProcessorArchitecture="msil"" into the component it isn't gac'ed properly. Here is my component: Any body have any I idea what I could be doing wrong? Thanks, Mike - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/___ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
