Ugrade from 8.2.0 to 8.14. "TypeInitializationException". "Could not locate ikvm home path"

[AndriyPo]

Hi
We have .Net 4.7.2 application that uses a dll that was built with IKVM 8.2.1. ( converted from *.jar to dll).

Trying to switch to IKVM 8.14

Created sample console app .Net 4.7.2. AnyCPU

1. jar-> dll.
   ikvmc -r:"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\mscorlib.dll" -r:"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\System.dll" -runtime:"C:\Projects\ikvm-8.14.0\IKVM-8.14.0-jre-net472-win-x64\bin\IKVM.Runtime.dll" -target:library -out:my_java.dll my_java.jar

2. Added IKVM Nuget package to the solution

3. Added reference to my.dll

Trying to instantiate a class from my_java.dll
Getting IKVM.Runtime.RuntimeInit.Init().....
"TypeInitializationException". "Could not locate ikvm home path"

I suspect something is with the way we use ikvmc.
In 8.2.1 we simply used:
ikvmc.exe -nojni -out:my_java.dll my_java.jar

Please advise what could be wrong,
Regards

[wasabii]

I would suggest moving to using IkvmReference.

But the error you're getting is probably because the ikvm/ directory isn't discoverable.

[AndriyPo]

Thank you!
We will try IkvmReference.
As for the exception. Yes there is no ikvm home dir in system variables.
Is it possible to build all from jar and use it in the app on the machine that does not have e ikvm installed and places in system variable?
We need to build and put the application on another machine .
With 8.2.0 we built the dll from jar, added to the solution, and deployed the app to another machine.

Thank you for the help

[wasabii]

I do not know what you are asking with regards to system variables. ikvm/ is just a directory that is output automatically by the NuGet packages.