DLL hell
English
Noun
DLL hell (uncountable)
- (computing, informal) Problems caused by incompatible versions of a DLL (dynamic-link library).
- 2002, David Chappell, Understanding .NET: A Tutorial and Analysis
- A more succinct way to say this is that the versioning the CLR enforces for strong-named assemblies means the end of DLL hell.
- 2006, Nagel et al, Professional C# 2005
- Another feature of Windows 2000 or later Windows operating systems that deals with DLL Hell is file protection: system DLLs are protected...
- 2002, David Chappell, Understanding .NET: A Tutorial and Analysis
Related terms
- dependency hell
- callback hell