Re: [WiX-users] ngen confusion

2008-04-10 Thread Ryan O'Neill
l Sent: 10 April 2008 16:30 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ngen confusion Thanks Chris. I've been reading that on and off for a couple of weeks now, I think I got confused about the GAC really, not just ngen. When I install to the GAC my program files ve

Re: [WiX-users] ngen confusion

2008-04-10 Thread Ryan O'Neill
. Regards Ryan From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ryan O'Neill Sent: 10 April 2008 16:30 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ngen confusion Thanks Chris. I've been reading that on and off for a couple of weeks now, I t

Re: [WiX-users] ngen confusion

2008-04-10 Thread Ryan O'Neill
Ryan From: Christopher Painter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 April 2008 16:22 To: Ryan O'Neill; wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [WiX-users] ngen confusion Prejitted assemblies don't *have* to be installed to the GAC, however doing so can be more optimal since there is l

Re: [WiX-users] ngen confusion

2008-04-10 Thread Christopher Painter
Prejitted assemblies don't *have* to be installed to the GAC, however doing so can be more optimal since there is less overhead in verifying the assembly signature. A good article on this subject is: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc163610.aspx As an aside, I've always bee

[WiX-users] ngen confusion

2008-04-10 Thread Ryan O'Neill
I have one exe and four dlls (all .net) which I have ngenned into the GAC. The docs state that when I run my main exe the CLR will look for an ngenned version and use that if it is OK to do so. The conceptual problem I have is that the executable is now in the GAC and not in the program files\m