On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Michael Foord<fuzzy...@voidspace.org.uk> wrote: > Are there issues around assembly versions and the GAC? I'm thinking > particularly of where newer versions of IronPython are released as drop-in > replacements so the version numbers are not updated. If a previous version > is in the GAC isn't there a likelihood that an application that ships with a > newer version will still load the GAC'd older version... ? > > My *impression* was that adding stuff to the GAC was a recipe for DLL hell > and therefore it was better left to individual users rather than being > automatic on installation. This opinion may be ill-informed however...
You just have to be *really* careful with you assembly versions, and what kinds of changes cause a rev of version numbers. However, I don't think it should be the default, but it would be nice to have the option during installation. I think gacutil is only included in the SDK anyway. - Jeff _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@lists.ironpython.com http://lists.ironpython.com/listinfo.cgi/users-ironpython.com
