ConcatPDF-1.4.0-bin LibPDF missing

[oheil]

Downloading 1.4.0 binary release leads to:

D:\Downloads\ConcatPDF-1.4.0-bin>ConcatPDF.exe

Unbehandelte Ausnahme: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Die Datei oder Assembly "LibPDF, Version=1.2.7073.1158, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=bd3736a929f259c3" oder eine Abhängigkeit davon wurde nicht gefunden. Das System kann die angegebene Datei nicht finden.
   bei Ujihara.ConcatPDF.MainModule.Main(String[] args)

Translated: it can't find LibPDF.dll

[jesus2099]

Same problem on a new Windows, in French:

Exception non gérée : System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Impossible de charger le fichier ou l'assembly 'LibPDF, Version=1.2.7073.1158, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=bd3736a929f259c3' ou une de ses dépendances. Le fichier spécifié est introuvable.
   à Ujihara.ConcatPDF.MainModule.Main(String[] args)

I am using the zip version because I have no admin rights.

[jesus2099]

Hi @kazuyaujihara, as there is no news since 2021, is ConcatPDF still maintained?
We still cannot use it, unfortunately.
If you need more tests from us to understand this bug, please ask.

[oheil]

@jesus2099 I am using version 1.3.3.0 and it's fine so far.

[k-ujihara]

Sorry, I could not repro it. Could not you find LibPDF.DLL in the installed folder?

[k-ujihara]

I am still using but not maintaining now.

[jesus2099]

Thanks for replying!
Indeed, there is no LibPDF.DLL in ConcatPDF-1.4.0-bin.zip from https://github.com/kazuyaujihara/ConcatPDF/releases

[oheil]

I have forked the repo and made a release build without any code changes:
https://github.com/oheil/ConcatPDF/releases/tag/v1.4.0

The binary package and the installer seem to work now.
Not only LibPDF.dll but also ConcatPDFUI.dll is missing in the original release.

[k-ujihara]

Oh. I forgot to add it. Pleasd use installer oackage.

[jesus2099]

I cannot install with the installer, I am not admin.
Even if I check the Just me option, it requires admin rights.

Please update https://github.com/kazuyaujihara/ConcatPDF/releases/download/v1.4.0/ConcatPDF-1.4.0-bin.zip like oheil did in their repo or remove it, advising people to use https://github.com/kazuyaujihara/ConcatPDF/releases/download/v1.3.3/ConcatPDF-1.3.3-bin.zip instead.

[jesus2099]

I have forked the repo and made a release build without any code changes: https://github.com/oheil/ConcatPDF/releases/tag/v1.4.0

The binary package and the installer seem to work now. Not only LibPDF.dll but also ConcatPDFUI.dll is missing in the original release.

Thanks so much, @oheil! The binary download from your repo does work!

What would @kazuyaujihara need to do to fix the ConcatPDF-1.4.0-bin.zip file?

[oheil]

The following two files are missing in the zip archive ConcatPDF-1.4.0-bin.zip:
ConcatPDFUI.dll
LibPDF.dll

Both files are created during build of the Visual Studio Solution ConcatPDF.sln.
They are also part of the deploy project ConcatPDFDeploy and therefor are automatically part of the installers.

As far as I can tell there is no automatic deployment of the binary zip archive. I put all needed binary files into a folder and created the zip archive from them manually.

You should be able to just change the install folder from the original installers to some folder, where you have write access without being admin. Tried it, but doesn't work, admin rights are needed anyways, because target installation folders are:
c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ConcatPDFUI\v4.0_1.4.0.0__bd3736a929f259c3\ConcatPDFUI.dll
c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\LibPDF\v4.0_1.2.7073.1158__bd3736a929f259c3\LibPDF.dll
This needs some adjustments to the installer project I have to figure out myself.

You could do this on a computer where you have admin rights, copy the needed files e.g. via stick to the computer where you need the software.

[jesus2099]

Maybe it is difficult to replace binaries for same version 1.4.0 in GitHub.
If so, proper 1.4.1 binary zip file could be rebuilt after fixing the other issue #3.