C# compiler

[Jack]

Is there a way to compile C# code into a native image?

 

[Shawn B.]

Look at NGEN.Exe


Thanks,
Shawn

 

[Cowboy \(Gregory A. Beamer\)]

ngen.exe compiles down to native code with one caveat: still requires .NET.
You can ngen your assemblies, but you cannot make them into native code in
the sense of "no .NET installed on the client."

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Jack,

You can use ngen.exe to generate a native image. However, this is not
recommended. You still have to install the runtime, as you will have to
access referenced assemblies (at the least mscorlib). Also, you will lose
out on any performance enhancements that come with JIT compilation.

Hope this helps.