patching .net assemlies (strong name)

C

cody

Is this possible without violating strong name restrictions? If not, what
can be done if a bug is found in an assembly which resides in the GAC and is
used by multiple applications?
Any Ideas?
 
M

Mattias Sjögren

Is this possible without violating strong name restrictions?
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What kind of patching are we talking about?

If not, what
can be done if a bug is found in an assembly which resides in the GAC and is
used by multiple applications?
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Install a new version of the assembly and use publisher policy to
direct clients of the old version to the new.


Mattias
 
C

cody

Mattias Sjögren said:
What kind of patching are we talking about?



Install a new version of the assembly and use publisher policy to
direct clients of the old version to the new.
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Thats exactly what I was looking for :)
 

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