Gacutil.exe and .NET Framework 4.0

Question

I recently installed the .NET Framework 4.0 beta and noticed that Gacutil is not installed with the product.  I was wondering if Gacutil will be added to the framework prior to the full release or will it be excluded from the .Net Framework 4.0?

Thanks,

Jason

Answer 1

It's considered a devloper tool, rather than part of the .NET runtime, so look for it as part VS 2010 and the SDK.

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Thanks, --- Paul Dempsey, VS/.Net Deployment Group

Answer 2

You can use your fusion.dll based tools (if you have ones) to add 4.0 assemblies to .gac - just compile them under Framework 4.0. You can find sample of such tool here: http://geekswithblogs.net/dbose/archive/2008/11/07/recreate-gacutil---part-2.aspx or searching the google with "fusion.dll" and "gacutil" keywords. All you need is to rebuild NET-2.0 project under .NET 4.0.

Answer 3

If VS2010 is installed, look at: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\

Daniel