I am trying to start an iis site (asp.net mvc) which has worked perfectly before my changes. I have referenced some nuget-packages (nothing special, but some of them reference netstandard) and have done some minor code changes.
Now I am getting the error Could not load file or assembly 'Merged' or one of its dependencies with this stacktrace while trying to connect to the site:
[FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Merged' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)]
System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks) +0
System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoadAssemblyName(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, RuntimeAssembly reqAssembly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection, Boolean suppressSecurityChecks) +225
System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean forIntrospection) +110
System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +22
System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(String assemblyString) +34
System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +48
[ConfigurationErrorsException: Could not load file or assembly 'Merged' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)]
System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +725
System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAllAssembliesFromAppDomainBinDirectory() +247
System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssembly(AssemblyInfo ai) +157
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies(CompilationSection compConfig) +226
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetPreStartInitMethodsFromReferencedAssemblies() +73
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CallPreStartInitMethods(String preStartInitListPath, Boolean& isRefAssemblyLoaded) +319
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.ExecutePreAppStart() +170
System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.Initialize(ApplicationManager appManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IConfigMapPathFactory configMapPathFactory, HostingEnvironmentParameters hostingParameters, PolicyLevel policyLevel, Exception appDomainCreationException) +820
[HttpException (0x80004005): Could not load file or assembly 'Merged' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)]
System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +523
System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +107
System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +688
I also provide assembly binding logs:
Assembly manager loaded from: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\clr.dll
Running under executable c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe
--- A detailed error log follows.
=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Merged
(Partial)
WRN: Partial binding information was supplied for an assembly:
WRN: Assembly Name: Merged | Domain ID: 3
WRN: A partial bind occurs when only part of the assembly display name is provided.
WRN: This might result in the binder loading an incorrect assembly.
WRN: It is recommended to provide a fully specified textual identity for the assembly,
WRN: that consists of the simple name, version, culture, and public key token.
WRN: See whitepaper http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=109270 for more information and common solutions to this issue.
LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Proj/Test/FmsFront/
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = C:\Proj\Test\FmsFront\bin
Calling assembly : (Unknown).
===
LOG: This bind starts in default load context.
LOG: Using application configuration file: C:\Proj\Test\ProjFront\web.config
LOG: Using host configuration file: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet.config
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\config\machine.config.
LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind).
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/Temporary ASP.NET Files/root/fcbbd808/fa43678c/Merged.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/Temporary ASP.NET Files/root/fcbbd808/fa43678c/Merged/Merged.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Proj/Test/ProjFront/bin/Merged.DLL.
WRN: Comparing the assembly name resulted in the mismatch: NAME
ERR: Failed to complete setup of assembly (hr = 0x80131040). Probing terminated.
I have looked around trying to find the dll with the name "Merged". But it seems to be partial assembly name. Also it looks like this error is thrown before my actual code starts. I tried restoring packages. Also it works fine on local machine, but on the other server it fails.
How can I fix this error?
