using ILMerge with .NET 4 libraries

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There was a very recent release to solve x64 problems. Get in touch with Mike Barnett directly if you still have problems (mbarnett at microsoft dot com)

Addendum. There’s something very, very wrong about your /lib:"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319" option. This has been getting lots of programmers in trouble lately, after .NET 4.5 was released. That directory is not the proper one for .NET 4.0 reference assemblies. Its content gets overwritten with the 4.5 assemblies, you can no longer use it to target a .NET 4.0 install. The runtime error you get is very awkward, the program cannot find certain types anymore. Usually bombing on the [Extension] attribute, sometimes on the ICommand interface.

These types, and some others, were moved from one assembly to another. Using the correct reference assemblies is a rock-hard requirement. You must use:

 /lib:"C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.0"

Adjust to match your particular machine and target framework version.

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