- What is gacutil.exe. Where do we store assemblies

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please help me in this problem that What is gacutil.exe. Where do we store assemblies.

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Diya

Re: - What is gacutil.exe. Where do we store assemblies

try from a command prompt (substitute G with a free drive letter)
SUBST G: C:\WINDOWS\ASSEMBLY
then go to see the new mapped disk via explorer...

as per your assignment:
what is GacUtil : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...v=vs.100).aspx

where do we store assemblies:
If this was a developer question, I would have answered
if they are shared: in Gac
if they are private or local: whereever is your exe or in any below folder.
But I do belive this question is more on the Probe process of Net:
from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/15hyw9x3.aspx

Quote:

If there is no <codeBase> element in the application configuration file, the runtime probes for the assembly using four criteria:

Application base, which is the root location where the application is being executed.

Culture, which is the culture attribute of the assembly being referenced.

Name, which is the name of the referenced assembly.

The privatePath attribute of the <probing> element, which is the user-defined list of subdirectories under the root location. This location can be specified in the application configuration file and in managed code using the AppendPrivatePath property for an application domain. When specified in managed code, the managed code privatePath is probed first, followed by the path specified in the application configuration file.

Probing the Application Base and Culture Directories

The runtime always begins probing in the application's base, which can be either a URL or the application's root directory on a computer. If the referenced assembly is not found in the application base and no culture information is provided, the runtime searches any subdirectories with the assembly name. The directories probed include:

[application base] / [assembly name].dll

[application base] / [assembly name] / [assembly name].dll

If culture information is specified for the referenced assembly, only the following directories are probed:

[application base] / [culture] / [assembly name].dll

[application base] / [culture] / [assembly name] / [assembly name].dll

Probing with the privatePath Attribute

In addition to the culture subdirectories and the subdirectories named for the referenced assembly, the runtime also probes directories specified using the privatePath attribute of the <probing> element. The directories specified using the privatePath attribute must be subdirectories of the application's root directory. The directories probed vary depending on whether culture information is included in the referenced assembly request.

The runtime stops probing the first time it finds an assembly that matches the simple assembly name referenced, whether it is a correct match or not. If it is a correct match, that assembly is used. If it is not a correct match, probing stops and binding fails.

If culture is included, the following directories are probed:

[application base] / [binpath] / [culture] / [assembly name].dll

[application base] / [binpath] / [culture] / [assembly name] / [assembly name].dll

If culture information is not included, the following directories are probed:

[application base] / [binpath] / [assembly name].dll

[application base] / [binpath] / [assembly name] / [assembly name].dll

better you read this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc164080.aspx

Re: - What is gacutil.exe. Where do we store assemblies

This you may also find useful :

http://www.codeguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=368087