Static linking in .net

[Ashutosh]

Though I haven't heard of it, but I still want to ask if there is any
way to statically link a assembly(dll only) in/to my exe file so that
the exe file doesn't have any dependency other than the framework's
assembly?

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: Static linking in .net

On Oct 17, 2:22 pm, Ashutosh <smbs-m...@nospam.nos pamwrote:

Though I haven't heard of it, but I still want to ask if there is any
way to statically link a assembly(dll only) in/to my exe file so that
the exe file doesn't have any dependency other than the framework's
assembly?

ILMerge may be what you're after.

http://research.microsoft.com/~mbarnett/ILMerge.aspx

Jon

[Ashutosh]

Re: Static linking in .net

Thanks Jon!!
This looks great!!
I am curious if there is any such support built directly into VS 2005 or
2008?? Or if it's possible to do it when the exe is built?

Jon Skeet [C# MVP] wrote:

On Oct 17, 2:22 pm, Ashutosh <smbs-m...@nospam.nos pamwrote:
>

>Though I haven't heard of it, but I still want to ask if there is any
>way to statically link a assembly(dll only) in/to my exe file so that
>the exe file doesn't have any dependency other than the framework's
>assembly?
>>

>
ILMerge may be what you're after.

http://research.microsoft.com/~mbarnett/ILMerge.aspx

>
Jon
>

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Regards,
Ashutosh Bhawasinka
email: discussion@ashu tosh.in
MCSA - Messaging,
MCTS - .Net Windows Apps

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: Static linking in .net

On Oct 17, 3:23 pm, Ashutosh <smbs-m...@nospam.nos pamwrote:

Thanks Jon!!
This looks great!!
I am curious if there is any such support built directly into VS 2005 or
2008?? Or if it's possible to do it when the exe is built?

I'm afraid I couldn't say - I've never actually used it myself. You
could add it as a post build step, of course.

Jon

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

Re: Static linking in .net

You can postbuild it. I have only done it in experiments. I find very little
need to ILMerge in the apps I do. :-)

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On Oct 17, 3:23 pm, Ashutosh <smbs-m...@nospam.nos pamwrote:

Thanks Jon!!
This looks great!!
I am curious if there is any such support built directly into VS 2005 or
2008?? Or if it's possible to do it when the exe is built?

I'm afraid I couldn't say - I've never actually used it myself. You
could add it as a post build step, of course.

Jon

[Ashutosh]

Re: Static linking in .net

Thanks for the info!!!

I asked this just out or curiosity. I don't have any plans to use them
as of now :)

Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) wrote:

You can postbuild it. I have only done it in experiments. I find very
little need to ILMerge in the apps I do. :-)
>

[puzzlecracker]

Re: Static linking in .net

On Oct 17, 10:37 am, "Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)"
<NoSpamMgbwo... @comcast.netNoS pamMwrote:

You can postbuild it. I have only done it in experiments. I find very little
need to ILMerge in the apps I do. :-)
>
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MVP, MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA
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On Oct 17, 3:23 pm, Ashutosh <smbs-m...@nospam.nos pamwrote:
>

Thanks Jon!!
This looks great!!
I am curious if there is any such support built directly into VS 2005 or
2008?? Or if it's possible to do it when the exe is built?

>
I'm afraid I couldn't say - I've never actually used it myself. You
could add it as a post build step, of course.
>
Jon

What's the point of statical linking , especially with all dll-hell
issues permeating C++ solved in DotNet?