DLL hell problem

To the extent that it is sloppy for a programmer to modify a DLL so that the newer version breaks the users of the prior version, DLL Hell is the result of sloppy programming.

See also No End to DLL Hell! which explains ways in which the problem can still exist even with managed assemblies.

Satyapriya Nayak14y ago

Hi Alok,

DLL hell means deploying the same DLL in your application multiple times.DLL Hell can be overcome by versioning, i e; suppose you install some DLL for the first time, it will be V1.0, again if u install the same , this time it will be V2.0, we can differentiate the DLL by its version and depending on our requirement.It is a assembly version problem

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/DotNet_DLL_Versioning.aspx

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/DLL/The_DLL_Hell.aspx

Thanks

Vulpes14y ago

This is the situation which occurs when multiple applications install different versions of the same dll on the one computer. Sometimes all the applications will work fine with the latest version of the dll but, more often, some of them stop working altogether!

This is a problem which has largely been solved by .NET's support for versioning.