What's the 'correct' way of registering/installing an Assembly to the GAC?

Question

There seems to be lots of different ways to register assemblies with the GAC, as in, they \'work\'. However, what\'s the \"proper\" way of doing it?

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Answer 1

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/11/04/why-to-not-use-gacutil-exe-in-an-application-setup.aspx

It looks like the gacutil should be avoided; it's not a redistributable app. Instead, the 'proper' way of installing them seems to be using MSI, one way being WIX, as posted by CheGueVerra or another script.

Answer 2

use gacutil.

Advantages: seems to always work. Disadvantages:

• must package an additional executable with your installer.
• As a development utility, seems to have additional side effects (like forcing the install no matter what).
• Should NOT be included in any redistributable given to customers.