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System.IO.FileNotFoundException with Pivotal.Gemfire.dll

I am installing a C# windows service that uses Geode onto a UAT Windows 2012 server. The referenced dll (like log4net, newtonsoft.json and QuickFix) are working except for Pivotal.Gemfire.dll

When I start the service I get System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Pivotal.Gemfire.dll' or one of its dependencies. The specified module could not be found. File name: 'Pivotal.Gemfire.dll'

Now Gacutil doesn't come with Win Server 2012. I've tried installing Windows SDK and .Net SDK and not found a Gacutil executable. So I've tried to get in the dll into the GAC using powershell like this:

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::Load("System.EnterpriseServices, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a")
$publish = New-Object System.EnterpriseServices.Internal.Publish
$publish.GacInstall("D:\Pivotal.Gemfire.dll")

I've tried regsvr32 Pivotal.Gemfire.dll in various flavours

I've tried compiling and running the GacInstall executable at https://github.com/apache/geode-native/tree/develop/executables/GacInstall. It says Installation completed successfully. but when I try to run the service, or try powershell:

([system.reflection.assembly]::loadfile("D:\Pivotal.Gemfire.dll")).FullName

I get the same error.

I've tried a private assembly using runtime assembly binding

<runtime>
<assemblyBinding
   xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
  <dependentAssembly>
    <assemblyIdentity name="Apache.Geode" publicKeyToken="null" culture="neutral" />
    <codeBase version="9.1.1-build.2" href="file://Pivotal.Gemfire.dll"/>
  </dependentAssembly>
</assemblyBinding>
</runtime>

and various flavours of name Pivotal.Gemfire, Apache.Geode.Client according to Implementing Shared Assembly but always the same error.

Any ideas? Thanks...

UPDATE: Make sure you have x86 and x64 bit C++ packages back to 2013 (for older versions of Geode Net client)

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Solution

  • I downloaded the previous version of Geode, 9.0.7, called Gemstone.Gemfire.Cache.dll and got the same error, but that version included a Gemstone.Gemfire.Cache.xml in the same directory. If I took the xml file to my bin directory the error stopped and the service started properly.

    So like this the problem is a redundant accompanying xml file to the dll. I fixed the issue by creating a new dummy xml file Pivotal.Gemfire.xml 

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
<doc>
</doc>