gacutil postbuild event exists with code 1

Question

I am trying to register and assembly in the GAC on a post-build event. Here\'s my post-build command

\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SDKs\\Windows\\v7.0A\\Bin\

Answer 1

Looks like your post build script is incorrect....Try using "$(DevEnvDir)....\SDK\v2.0\Bin\GacUtil.exe" /i "$(TargetPath)" /f

Answer 2

SOLUTION:

Try to run Visual Studio as ADMIN to install things in GAC... :)

Answer 3

OS: Windows server 2012

.Net frame work 4.5

The path needs to be: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\gacutil.exe

Answer 4

Copy the full post-build event command string (e.g. ""C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\x64\gacutil.exe" /if "D:\ProjectFolder\Project.Name\bin\Debug\Project.Name.dll" to the clip board, open a command prompt as an administrator, paste the post-build event, and press enter to execute. You'll get a more descriptive explanation of the exit code.

In my case, I had my project set to build to the wrong target framework. I switched it from .Net 4 to .Net 3.5 and the error went away.

Best of luck

Answer 5

I had the same problem, I was able to fix it by:

1. Finding and stopping any other processes that had a handle open on the dll using Process Explorer
2. Uninstalling the assembly with "gacutil /u AssemblyName"
3. Increasing the Assembly Version Number in Project Properties -> Assembly information

After these steps my post build step started working again.

Answer 6

Mine is usually solved by iisreset.