<gac-install> Task

Installs assemblies into the Global Assembly Cache (GAC) by using the gacutil SDK tool.

Assemblies can be installed to the GAC with or without reference counting. The full details of reference counting can be found in the SDK documentation.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
force	bool	If true, the specified assemblies will be forcibly installed. Any existing duplicate assemblies in the GAC will be overwritten. The default is false.	False
failonerror	bool	Determines if task failure stops the build, or is just reported. The default is true.	False
if	bool	If true then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
timeout	int	The maximum amount of time the application is allowed to execute, expressed in milliseconds. Defaults to no time-out.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If false then the task will be executed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
verbose	bool	Determines whether the task should report detailed build log messages. The default is false.	False

Framework-configurable parameters

Nested Elements:

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
useruntimeengine	bool	Deprecated. Specifies whether the external program is a managed application which should be executed using a runtime engine, if configured. The default is false.	False

Specifies the assemblies to install.

</assemblies>

Specifies reference details to use when working with the GAC.

Used to specify reference information when working with the GAC.

The full details of GAC references can be found in the SDK documentation.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
if	bool	If `true` then the entity will be included. The default is `true`.	False
scheme-description	string	The scheme description to use when working with GAC references. This is only relevant if a scheme type other than `None` is specified.	False
scheme-id	string	The scheme ID to use when working with GAC references. This is only relevant if a scheme type other than `None` is specified.	False
scheme-type	SchemeType	The scheme type to use when working with GAC references. The default is `None`, which means that references will not be used by the GAC task.	False
unless	bool	Opposite of `if`. If `false` then the entity will be included. The default is `false`.	False

</reference>

<arg>

The command-line arguments for the external program.

Represents a command-line argument.

When passed to an external application, the argument will be quoted when appropriate. This does not apply to the line parameter, which is always passed as is.

Parameters

Attribute	Type	Description	Required
dir	directory	The value for a directory-based command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute path of the directory.	False
file	file	The name of a file as a single command-line argument; will be replaced with the absolute filename of the file.	False
if	bool	Indicates if the argument should be passed to the external program. If true then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is true.	False
line	string	List of command-line arguments; will be passed to the executable as is.	False
path	<path>	The value for a PATH-like command-line argument; you can use `:` or `;` as path separators and NAnt will convert it to the platform's local conventions, while resolving references to environment variables.	False
unless	bool	Indicates if the argument should not be passed to the external program. If false then the argument will be passed; otherwise, skipped. The default is false.	False
value	string	A single command-line argument; can contain space characters.	False

Nested Elements:

<path>

Sets a single command-line argument and treats it like a PATH - ensures the right separator for the local platform is used.

</path>

Examples

A single command-line argument containing a space character.
```
<arg value="-l -a" />
    
```
Two separate command-line arguments.
```
<arg line="-l -a" />
    
```
A single command-line argument with the value \dir;\dir2;\dir3 on DOS-based systems and /dir:/dir2:/dir3 on Unix-like systems.
```
<arg path="/dir;/dir2:\dir3" />
    
```

<gac-install>

Parameters

Framework-configurable parameters

Nested Elements:

<assemblies>

</assemblies>

<reference>

Parameters

</reference>

<arg>

Parameters

Nested Elements:

<path>

</path>

Examples

</arg>

Examples

Requirements