The content of GAC in .Net Configuration Tool looks strange

[Michael Tsai]

Hi,
When I view the content of GAC in .Net Configuration Tool,
it shows two identical 'System' assemblies that have same version,
culture, and public key token.

I use Total Commander to view the GAC folder, in the GAC\System\ ,
there're two folders:

1.0.3300.0__b77a5c561934e089
1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089

So they are two different assemblies, then why .Net Configuration Tool
shows them as same assembly?

Thanks!

 

[Mattias Sjögren]

So they are two different assemblies, then why .Net Configuration Tool
shows them as same assembly?

The tool shows the content of the NGEN cache in addition to the GAC.
The icon tells you if it's a GAC or NGEN item. The NGEN cache often
holds two versions of System and other assemblies, one debug version
and one regular.



Mattias