[Gtk-sharp-list] gtksharpglue-2

[Rafael Teixeira]

GAC = Global Assembly Cache - is a repository kept by the runtime
where you can preinstall stable versions of frequently used assemblies
(libraries). All System.*.dll are installed there, for instance.
There's a gacutil utility to manage the repository.

Beware that in Windows, MS .NET keeps a GAC and Mono another, as the
runtime implementations differ in their inner details, and so the base
libraries can't be mixed/swaped, therefore precluding to have a
unifiable GAC.

I'm copying this threaded aswer to the list. You should always
reply/ask to the list so that the information gathered/discussed may
help someone else that searchs the list archives.

:)

On 7/19/06, Miguel Angel Alvarez <ma.alvarez at ziv.es> wrote:
> What is exactly GAC? Sorry for the question.
>
> Miguel Ángel
>
> Rafael Teixeira escribió:
> > Or he may have installed the GTK# runtime to the GAC (for use by many
> > applications) and so can run the program even if not everything is
> > copied. The problem is that it demands the users of the program also
> > preinstall the GTK# runtime.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > On 7/18/06, Miguel Angel Alvarez <ma.alvarez at ziv.es> wrote:
> >> Hi Rafael
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help... I have added gtksharpglue-2.dll,
> >> glibsharpglue-2.dll, and gdksharpglue-2.dll to the project, and
> >> configure them to be added to the output and everything works. However I
> >> am very surprised because the guy that began this development, had not
> >> added them and worked... Could it be that he is working with Visual
> >> Studio 2005 and I am trying to use the Express edition?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Miguel Ángel
> >>
> >> Rafael Teixeira escribió:
> >> > Hi Miguel Angel,
> >> >
> >> > gtksharpglue.dll is a native (non .NET) library that is called by the
> >> > GTK# managed libs, you need it to be in the same directory where the
> >> > managed lib is being run from or in the PATH.
> >> >
> >> > See that normally VS.NET copies the managed libraries to the directory
> >> > where it compiles your exe (different places for each configuration
> >> > like Debug e Release), but it doesn't know that it should copy the
> >> > native ones.
> >> >
> >> > As you already know: native libs can't be referenced in the project.
> >> > One possible way to do it is to add the native dll files to the
> >> > project like if they were config/doc files, only be sure they are
> >> > tagged for the correct build action: source files are tagged to be
> >> > compiled, and normally all the other files are tagged to be copied,
> >> > that is what you need.
> >> >
> >> > Hope it helps,
> >> >
> >> > On 7/18/06, Miguel Angel Alvarez <ma.alvarez at ziv.es> wrote:
> >> >> Hi you all
> >> >>
> >> >> I am a newbie with C# and gtk#. I am trying to compile and execute
> >> some
> >> >> code using Visual Studio C# Express, but when I try to initialize the
> >> >> main class, I obtain the following exception "The type initializer
> >> for
> >> >> 'Gtk.Container' threw an exception."
> >> >>
> >> >> I have seen that the inner exception says "Unable to load DLL
> >> >> 'gtksharpglue-2'.
> >> >>
> >> >> I am trying to add gtksharpglue-2.dll as a reference, but although I
> >> >> find it under gtk#/bin, I am not able to add it. What am I doing
> >> wrong?
> >> >> Am I sending enough information?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks
> >> >>
> >> >> Miguel Ángel
> >> >>
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