Update the AssemblyFileVersion is the only way I know.
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Mike Dion <md...@vertical.com> wrote:
> I have an application which needs to install new bits for
> Interop.FOOBARLib.DLL to the GAC. The problem is that the version
> number is the same as the old version and the new bits do not get
> written the GAC on an upgrade. We execute the RemoveExistingProducts
> action after the InstallFinalize action.
>
> We cannot move the RemoveExistingProducts action to earlier in the
> install.
> The foobar.dll component is not my component so I cannot increment the
> type library version (which would cause the version of the interop to
> increment).
>
> Is there a way to FORCE the file to be upgraded in the GAC even if the
> version is the same? I want behavior similar to "gacutil.exe /f".
>
> The component looks like:
> <Component Id="Interop.FOOBARLib.dll"
> Guid="{4E0C173E-34DF-4249-A3A6-5530047FA65B}" >
> <File Id="Interop. FOOBARLib.dll" Name="Interop.FOOBARLib.dll"
> KeyPath="yes" Assembly=".net"/>
> </Component>
>
>
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