ILMerge generated assembly doesn't run, although log output reports no errors - why is this?

Question

I\'m testing out ILMerge for a new project, and although the .exe file seems to be created correctly, it won\'t run.

I have installed ILMerge via the .msi installer (fou

Answer 1

Check your event viewer for any detailed error messages.

Wrap the body of your void Main(string args[]) method with

try
{
...
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
  Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
}

Also try changing your platform target to x86 for example.

You shouldn't need to specify the .net framework directories on the /lib and /targetplatform command line switches if you specify /targetplatform:v4.