Loading Mixed-Mode C++/CLI .dll (and dependencies) dynamically from unmanaged c++

Question

I have a managed C++ assembly I\'m loading dynamically in an unmanaged c++ application through a standard LoadLibrary() call. The managed C++ assembly has dependencies on se

Answer 1

The CLR gets loaded in an unusual way in this scenario, through a thunk that the compiler injected when compiling the native export for __declspec(dllexport). Doing this is fine, it just isn't particularly fast.

The CLR will go out hunting for a .config file to initialize the primary AppDomain. And will look for MyCoolApp.exe.config, regardless that this is not a managed executable at all. You can use the element to add subdirectories to search for assemblies.