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| 1 Chrome Early Loading Framework (aka ChromeELF) | 1 Chrome Version Assembly |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 chrome_elf.dll is shipped in Chrome's version directory to ease updates, | 3 The chrome version assembly makes it possible for load-time dependencies of |
| 4 and is loaded early in chrome.exe's lifetime. This is done by turning the | 4 chrome.exe to be shipped in Chrome's version directory to ease updates (eg. |
| 5 version directory into a private assembly which refers to chrome_elf.dll | 5 chrome_elf.dll). This is done by turning the version directory into a private |
| 6 (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa374224.aspx). | 6 assembly which refers to any DLLs that chrome.exe needs to know about. New DLLs |
| 7 should be added as <file> entries in "version_assembly_manifest.template". |
| 7 | 8 |
| 8 In an ideal world, this would be done by embedding an application config in | 9 In an ideal world, this would be done by embedding an application config in |
| 9 chrome.exe that would refer to the proper version directory via a | 10 chrome.exe that would refer to the proper version directory via a |
| 10 probing\privatePath attribute (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa374182.aspx). | 11 probing\privatePath attribute (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa374182.aspx). |
| 11 This would allow us to refer to dlls in the version directory without having to | 12 This would allow us to refer to dlls in the version directory without having to |
| 12 make the version directory itself into an assembly. It would also avoid naming | 13 make the version directory itself into an assembly. It would also avoid naming |
| 13 conflicts (as the WinSxS dir and GAC both take precedence over private | 14 conflicts (as the WinSxS dir and GAC both take precedence over private |
| 14 assemblies when searching for dlls). Unfortunately, the probing\privatePath | 15 assemblies when searching for dlls). Unfortunately, the probing\privatePath |
| 15 attribute is only supported for Windows 7 and later. | 16 attribute is only supported for Windows 7 and later. |
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