Thanks for the information, particularly the GUID tip.
Mike Dimmick-2 wrote: > > Fusion, the GAC management API, allows Windows Installer to > reference-count > entries in the GAC. Nothing special is required on your part, but I would > recommend that you use the same component GUID for a given assembly in all > your installers. This is the same rule as for any other resource. > > -- > Mike Dimmick > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of ns12 > Sent: 06 March 2008 15:31 > To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [WiX-users] Shared assemblies in GAC and reference counts > > > When installing applications that use shared assemblies that they add to > the > GAC, does WIX implicitly handle the reference counts to ensure one > application can't pull the assemblies out during uninstall if another app > is > still using them? Or does something like the SharedDllRefCount attribute > have to be used explicitly in the components of the assemblies that are > being added to the GAC? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Shared-assemblies-in-GAC-and-reference-counts-tp15874553p15906200.html Sent from the wix-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
