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Section D.1. Assembly Generation Utility (al.exe)
D.1. Assembly Generation Utility (al.exe)
al.exe is generally used to generate assemblies with manifests. The following table shows some of the common usages of the Assembly Generation Utility.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| /flags:flags |
Specifies a value for the Flags field in the assembly.
|
| /help or /? | Use to get help for this command. |
| /keyfile:keyfilename or /keyf:keyfilename | Use to create shared components. keyfilename contains a key pair generated with the Shared Name Utility (sn.exe). The compiler inserts the pub lic key into the assembly manifest and then signs the assembly with the private key. |
| /keyname:keycontainer or /keyn:keycontainer | Use to create shared components. keycontainer contains a key pair generated and installed into a key container with the Shared Name Utility (sn.exe). The compiler inserts the public key into the assembly manifest and then signs the assembly with the private key. |
| /main:entrymethod | Specifies the entry-point method name when converting a module to an executable. |
| /out:filename | Specifies the output filename. |
| /target:lib|exe|win or /t:lib|exe|win | Specifies the file format of the output file (lib for library, exe for console executable, and win for win32 executable). The default setting is lib. |
| /version:major.minor.revision.build | Specifies version information for the assembly. The default value is 0. |
