.NET issue - calling gacutil

christophw · 29th January 2003, 07:02

Our new release of SharpDevelop forces us to register an assembly into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC). The utility to use is gacutil.exe, which on some machines is in the path, while on others, it isn't (Runtime-only or VS.NET machines). Though I know where to find (some) path information in the registry, does anyone by chance have solved this issue already and is willing to share their code?

Chris

kichik · 29th January 2003, 13:28

If this utility is only include in .NET SDK then you must include it in your installer or find out a way to register without it using .NET API.

christophw · 29th January 2003, 13:58

The utility IS on every .NET machine, runtime or sdk. But only the SDK registers the path to the utility in the path variable.

Chris

kichik · 29th January 2003, 14:07

You'll have to excuse me, I don't have anything on my computer that has to do with .NET. I have never worked with it.

Isn't there some key in the registry that holds the .NET directory path? Maybe an environment variable... HKCR\Applications contains paths to some programs, maybe it's there too.

christophw · 29th January 2003, 14:16

There are registry keys, however, I yet have to find a document outlining which ones to combine to get the path, there are a few combinations possible (especially when .NET v1.0 and v1.1 are on the machine). I personally do not want to resort to write a managed application (there's a property on a class that gives you the path) just to start gacutil...

Chris

kichik · 29th January 2003, 14:25

OK, I have tried

29th January 2003, 07:02	#1
christophw Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3	.NET issue - calling gacutil Our new release of SharpDevelop forces us to register an assembly into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC). The utility to use is gacutil.exe, which on some machines is in the path, while on others, it isn't (Runtime-only or VS.NET machines). Though I know where to find (some) path information in the registry, does anyone by chance have solved this issue already and is willing to share their code? Chris

29th January 2003, 13:28	#2
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,337	If this utility is only include in .NET SDK then you must include it in your installer or find out a way to register without it using .NET API. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

29th January 2003, 14:07	#4
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,337	You'll have to excuse me, I don't have anything on my computer that has to do with .NET. I have never worked with it. Isn't there some key in the registry that holds the .NET directory path? Maybe an environment variable... HKCR\Applications contains paths to some programs, maybe it's there too. NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

29th January 2003, 14:25	#6
kichik M.I.A. [NSIS Dev, Mod] Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Israel Posts: 11,337	OK, I have tried NSIS FAQ \| NSIS Home Page \| Donate $ "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -- Confucius

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29th January 2003, 13:58	#3
christophw Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3	The utility IS on every .NET machine, runtime or sdk. But only the SDK registers the path to the utility in the path variable. Chris

29th January 2003, 14:16	#5
christophw Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 3	There are registry keys, however, I yet have to find a document outlining which ones to combine to get the path, there are a few combinations possible (especially when .NET v1.0 and v1.1 are on the machine). I personally do not want to resort to write a managed application (there's a property on a class that gives you the path) just to start gacutil... Chris