How to: Add Native DLL to Global Assembly Cache

Visual Studio 2015
 

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You can put a native DLL (not COM) into the Global Assembly Cache.

/ASSEMBLYLINKRESOURCE lets you embed a native DLL in an assembly.

For more information, see /ASSEMBLYLINKRESOURCE (Link to .NET Framework Resource).

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/ASSEMBLYLINKRESOURCE:MyComponent.dll

Using C++ Interop (Implicit PInvoke)

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