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diff --git a/chrome_elf/README b/chrome_elf/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b657437 --- /dev/null +++ b/chrome_elf/README @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +Chrome Early Loading Framework (aka ChromeELF) + +chrome_elf.dll is shipped in Chrome's version directory to ease updates, +and is loaded early in chrome.exe's lifetime. This is done by turning the +version directory into a private assembly which refers to chrome_elf.dll +(http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa374224.aspx). + +In an ideal world, this would be done by embedding an application config in +chrome.exe that would refer to the proper version directory via a +probing\privatePath attribute (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/aa374182.aspx). +This would allow us to refer to dlls in the version directory without having to +make the version directory itself into an assembly. It would also avoid naming +conflicts (as the WinSxS dir and GAC both take precedence over private +assemblies when searching for dlls). Unfortunately, the probing\privatePath +attribute is only supported for Windows 7 and later. |