[wix-users] GAC Install in WiX

[Ven H]

I am learning WiX and still new to it. So, I would request you *not* to
make fun of me. I am working to help my customer and if they come up with a
requirement, it's my responsibility to fulfill it. There may be some
technical restrictions, but if they are clearly documented or coming from
the right sources, I try my best to convince them. I do have .Net
development background and I know that with .Net framework 4, GAC's
location is different. But unfortunately with WiX, there is neither a forum
nor great support out there. Hence I am requesting for help here.

Regards,
Venkatesh

On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 12:17 AM, Edwin Castro via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/app-domains/gac
>
> says
>
> "Starting with the .NET Framework 4, the default location for the global
> assembly cache is %windir%\Microsoft.NET\assembly. In earlier versions of
> the .NET Framework, the default location is %windir%\assembly."
>
> Does the assembly in question target the .NET Framework 4? This
> functionality is handled directly by the Windows Installer itself so if it
> doesn't work correctly, then you'll need to ask Microsoft why it works
> differently. If it is working correctly, then why did you think the
> assembly should be deployed to C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly? Because
> the customer said so?
>
> --
> Edwin G. Castro
>
>
> On Nov 24, 2017 09:57, "Ven H via wix-users" <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.
> org>
> wrote:
>
> I am building an MSI in which I am deploying a dll to GAC using the File
> element's Assembly=".net" attribute. But this is deploying it to
> C:\Windows\Assembly instead of C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL.
> Can anyone please help me fix this? I am using Visual Studio 2017.
>
> Regards,
> Venkatesh
>
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