[wix-users] Install Assembly to GAC without removing from the Target Directory

[Christopher Painter]

That first mentioned work around isn't a work around. It's the expected behavior of the Windows Installer.     The file in the GAC and the file in the installation directory are two different files in two different directories and hence require two components.   WiX uses "smart cabbing" (recognizing files that are the same and placing them in storage only once)  so your package won't be larger then it needs to be.


You are correct that the use of a custom action to self register the DLL into the GAC is not a best practice.




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Subject: [wix-users] Install Assembly to GAC without removing from the Target Directory

When we add Assembly=".net" attribute to a File element in WiX which points
to an assembly, it gets deployed to Global Assembly Cache. Even though it
gets deployed to GAC properly, it removes this file from the Target folder.
Is there a way to stop this from happening and maintain it in both GAC and
Target folder.

There are some workarounds like creating additional components for the same
file but maintain a copy of such files again in another folder so that key
path is maintained properly and the other solution is to install assemblies
to GAC using a custom action. But I am not so keen on using these. Please
help / advise.

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