Re: [WiX-users] Search for a GAC component

, August 25, 2006 10:56 AM To: Kevin Dente; Bob Arnson Cc: Wix Users Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Search for a GAC component This sounds like a slightly hard problem. I think you might need to either have a CA that calls GACUTIL -l and tries to capture the output of it somehow to determine if the

Re: [WiX-users] Search for a GAC component

Done.On 8/25/06, Bob Arnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kevin Dente wrote:> Can't use gacutil - it doesn't get installed with the .NET Framework> 2.0 runtime, only with the SDK.>> We'll probably just go with the hack-ish solution for now - do a> FileSearch in the c:\windows\assembly directory. Ugly.

Re: [WiX-users] Search for a GAC component

ed on that.Ick.Let us know what you come up with.This does sound like a helpful feature for the WiX 3 NetFx extension to support.  :)Joe K.- Original Message -From: Kevin DenteTo: Bob ArnsonCc: Wix UsersSent: Friday, August 25, 2006 11:49 AMSubject: Re: [WiX-users] Search for a GAC component

Re: [WiX-users] Search for a GAC component

: [WiX-users] Search for a GAC component Sorry, bad choice of words there. I really should have said "assembly", not "component". The check would be for a third-party assembly, to ensure that the prerequisites for our product our installed before they can run our installer.

Re: [WiX-users] Search for a GAC component

Sorry, bad choice of words there. I really should have said "assembly", not "component". The check would be for a third-party assembly, to ensure that the prerequisites for our product our installed before they can run our installer. Sounds like there's nothing there for that right now. Thanks,Kev

[WiX-users] Search for a GAC component

Is there a recommended way to verify that a specific component is installed in the GAC as a pre-requisite for an install? All I'm seeing right now is a FileSearch, and that seems a little hack-ish (since the structure of the GAC is supposedly opaque). Thanks,Kevin -