/// <summary>
/// Uninstall an assembly from the GAC. <paramref name="assemblyName"/> has to be fully specified name. E.g., for v1.0/v1.1 assemblies, it should be "name, Version=xx, Culture=xx, PublicKeyToken=xx". For v2.0+ assemblies, it should be "name, Version=xx, Culture=xx, PublicKeyToken=xx, ProcessorArchitecture=xx". If <paramref name="assemblyName"/> is not fully specified, a random matching assembly could be uninstalled.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assemblyName"></param>
/// <param name="reference"></param>
/// <param name="disp"></param>
public static void UninstallAssembly(String assemblyName, InstallReference reference, out AssemblyCacheUninstallDisposition disp)
{
AssemblyCacheUninstallDisposition dispResult = AssemblyCacheUninstallDisposition.Uninstalled;
if (reference != null)
{
if (!InstallReferenceGuid.IsValidGuidScheme(reference.GuidScheme))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Invalid reference guid.", "guid");
}
}
IAssemblyCache ac = null;
int hr = Utils.CreateAssemblyCache(out ac, 0);
if (hr >= 0)
{
hr = ac.UninstallAssembly(0, assemblyName, reference, out dispResult);
}
if (hr < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
}
disp = dispResult;
}
/// <summary>
/// Uninstall the provided assembly names from the GAC. <paramref name="assemblyNames"/> have to be fully specified names. E.g., for v1.0/v1.1 assemblies, it should be "name, Version=xx, Culture=xx, PublicKeyToken=xx". For v2.0+ assemblies, it should be "name, Version=xx, Culture=xx, PublicKeyToken=xx, ProcessorArchitecture=xx". If <paramref name="assemblyNames"/> is not fully specified, a random matching assembly could be uninstalled.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assemblyNames"></param>
/// <param name="reference"></param>
/// <param name="disp"></param>
public static void UninstallAssemblies(String[] assemblyNames, InstallReference reference, out AssemblyCacheUninstallDisposition[] disp)
{
AssemblyCacheUninstallDisposition dispResult = AssemblyCacheUninstallDisposition.Uninstalled;
if (reference != null)
{
if (!InstallReferenceGuid.IsValidGuidScheme(reference.GuidScheme))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Invalid reference guid.", "guid");
}
}
IAssemblyCache ac = null;
disp = new AssemblyCacheUninstallDisposition[assemblyNames.Length];
int hr = Utils.CreateAssemblyCache(out ac, 0);
if (hr >= 0)
{
for (var i = 0; i < assemblyNames.Length; i++)
{
hr = ac.UninstallAssembly(0, assemblyNames[i], reference, out dispResult);
if (hr < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
}
disp[i] = dispResult;
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Install the provided assemblies to GAC
/// </summary>
/// <param name="assemblyPaths"></param>
/// <param name="reference"></param>
/// <param name="flags"></param>
public static void InstallAssemblies(String[] assemblyPaths, InstallReference reference, AssemblyCommitFlags flags)
{
if (reference != null)
{
if (!InstallReferenceGuid.IsValidGuidScheme(reference.GuidScheme))
{
throw new ArgumentException("Invalid reference guid.", "guid");
}
}
IAssemblyCache ac = null;
int hr = 0;
hr = Utils.CreateAssemblyCache(out ac, 0);
if (hr >= 0)
{
foreach (var assemblyPath in assemblyPaths)
{
hr = ac.InstallAssembly((int)flags, assemblyPath, reference);
if (hr < 0)
{
Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(hr);
}
}
}
}