ILMerge issue error code 1

Question

I was made aware that ilmerge is a console application but when I run it, it runs for one second then closes. So below is the pre-build code I'm trying to use and it's giving this issue.

Error   1   The command "ilmerge /out:F:\Users\Tom\Desktop\New folder\project\bin\Release\SkypePWN4G-1.5.5.0.exe F:\Users\Tom\Desktop\New folder\project\bin\Release\SkypePWN4G-1.5.5.0.exe F:\Users\Tom\Desktop\New folder\project\bin\Release\JSNet.dll F:\Users\Tom\Desktop\New folder\project\bin\Release\NAudio.dll" exited with code 1.   Pwnage

Pre-build code:

ilmerge /out:$(TargetDir)SkypePWN4G-1.5.5.0.exe $(TargetPath) $(TargetDir)JSNet.dll $(TargetDir)NAudio.dll

Answer 1

Here are a couple of suggestions:

1. Run ILMerge with the /log flag for more information
2. If you are running this as part of your build process, I believe your build actions should be post build actions, not pre-build actions
3. Try another tool like Costura. Costura has the added benefit of being able to merge dlls into WPF applications.