Can i debug using assemblies from the GAC?

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  • Julia
    #1

    Can i debug using assemblies from the GAC?


    Is it possible to debug an application when with assemblies added to the
    GAC?
    I cannot set break points?!

    Thanks


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    • Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]
      #2
      Re: Can i debug using assemblies from the GAC?

      You need to put the .pdb file in the same physical directory as the assembly in the GAC. Do do this you have to use the command line as a shell extension masks the physical makeup of the GAC. You want to put the .pdb file in the following directory:

      c:\<windir>\ass emblies\gac\<si mple name>\<version> _<culture or blank>_<public key token>

      e.g.

      c:\windows\asse mblies\gac\util \1.0.0.0__12adf 3eb23567acf

      Regards

      Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor
      http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk/weblog

      http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk


      Is it possible to debug an application when with assemblies added to the
      GAC?
      I cannot set break points?!

      Thanks

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        • Bonj
          #3
          RE: Can i debug using assemblies from the GAC?

          You dont' want to do that - debug it when it's in debug mode and in the
          application or debug directory or whatever. Then when you know it works as
          you want, put it in release mode, do a build, build the setup project, and
          that will install it into the GAC. You shouldn't ever need to *debug* it once
          it's already in the GAC...

          If you 're doing production-mode debugging (i.e. debugging that *has* to be
          done on a computer that doesn't have the IDE installed) you'd want to be
          doing a "special edition" build with a setup project that doesn't install to
          the GAC.

          "Julia" wrote:
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          > Is it possible to debug an application when with assemblies added to the
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          > I cannot set break points?!
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          > Thanks
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            • Richard Blewett [DevelopMentor]
              #4
              RE: Can i debug using assemblies from the GAC?

              Try debugging a component thats being used from a BizTalk Orchestration then repost your opinion ;-).

              Sometimes you don't have an option about how you perform debugging

              Regards

              Richard Blewett - DevelopMentor
              http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk/weblog

              http://www.dotnetconsult.co.uk


              You dont' want to do that - debug it when it's in debug mode and in the
              application or debug directory or whatever. Then when you know it works as
              you want, put it in release mode, do a build, build the setup project, and
              that will install it into the GAC. You shouldn't ever need to *debug* it once
              it's already in the GAC...

              If you 're doing production-mode debugging (i.e. debugging that *has* to be
              done on a computer that doesn't have the IDE installed) you'd want to be
              doing a "special edition" build with a setup project that doesn't install to
              the GAC.


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