.NET "Native" Compiler

[zulu]

Just found this -> http://www.remotesoft.com/linker/
didn't get the chance to test it though.


Salamander .NET Linker and mini-deployment tool allows you to link .NET assemblies together into a single file, and to deploy your application without installation of the whole Microsoft .NET Framework. The linker links MSIL code on demand putting together only the required classes and methods, and it is capable of linking into the Microsoft .NET framework class libraries. The mini-deployment tool then builds a minimum set of the Microsoft .NET runtime to ship with your application. This usually results in installation size of a few mega bytes, rather than tens of mega bytes, and the installation takes much less time without rebooting machines.


Sounds interesting :)

zulu

[iwod]

has anybody used it before? It sounds interesting as it will provide the usefuless of C# with out installing .Net framework.

But how much Mb will it add to it. If it is only only a few Mb then this i extremely good........

But does anybody know anything similar in Java?

[Latexxx]

Originally posted by iwod
But does anybody know anything similar in Java?
gcj, part of gcc. for windows binaries go to http://www.mingw.org NOTE: Doesn't support swing/awt, only swt.

[stax76]

assuming this is 5 MB, after 5 downloads you've got already the whole framework. Next version which will ship until the end of the year I think will be bigger because a lot new features will be introduced (can't wait for generics)