BUG
When compiling a REST or SOAP SOE template from Visual Studio 2010 on a machine where ArcObjects SDK 10.1 is installed but ArcGIS Server is not installed, the following error is returned:
"Could not load file or assembly 'ESRI.ArcGIS.SOESupport, Version=10.1.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=8fc3cc631e44ad86' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified."
This issue happens because the ESRI.ArcGIS.SOESupport assembly is not registered in the Global Assembly Cache (GAC).
gacutil /i "<ArcGIS DeveloperKit install location>\bin\ESRI.ArcGIS.SOESupport.dll"
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