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Wait, wait… .Net can build “static linked” executables that doesn’t require that I install .Net to run? I had no idea, I guess it’s time to revisit .Net

abdusco 5y ago
That's exactly what it is. You can even cross-compile for all supported platforms. $ dotnet new console -n HelloWorld $ dotnet publish --project HelloWorld -r osx-arm64 --self-contained -o out -p:PublishTrimmed=true $ du -sh out 10M
- qwertox 5y ago
  Wow... I didn't know. Since when can it do this?
  - chunkyks 5y ago
    I've been using this for at least a year or two. With their stripping, my binaries (which use very little other than system.* and math.*) are 12M in size on each OS. I tested with today's release of version six, the binaries are about 1M smaller each.
  - tester756 5y ago
    I believe it was introduced around .NET Core 5? or 3? so at least 1 year ago
  - metaltyphoon 5y ago
    Since .net core 3.0
- the_arun 5y ago
  I haven't used .net. But how memory management happens when you are running a binary executable? Does it have a builtin CLR (Common Language Runtime[1])? Because CLR provides the tools for managing memory & security? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Language_Runtime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Language_Runtime
  - sitharus 5y ago
    Yes, it embeds the CLR in to the application see the PR at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/43072 https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/43072
jug 5y ago
This, combined with linker stripping below even assembly level for smaller static binaries. .NET 7 will work on NativeAOT for instantaneous startup of especially smaller apps, but I think they’ve already optimized JIT warmups or something — I was pleasantly surprised when I just wrote a .NET 6 console app that read JSON from a server.
Anon4Now 5y ago
After almost 18 years, Joel finally got his wish: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/01/28/please-sir-may-i-have-a-linker/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/01/28/please-sir-may-i-h...
JohnTHaller 5y ago
If it's like v5, you can. They're big (since they include .NET, though it looks like v6 will strip out more than v5). And they won't run on Windows 7 without an administrator installing a system component first.

abdusco 5y ago

That's exactly what it is. You can even cross-compile for all supported platforms. $ dotnet new console -n HelloWorld $ dotnet publish --project HelloWorld -r osx-arm64 --self-contained -o out -p:PublishTrimmed=true $ du -sh out 10M

qwertox 5y ago
Wow... I didn't know. Since when can it do this?
- chunkyks 5y ago
  I've been using this for at least a year or two. With their stripping, my binaries (which use very little other than system.* and math.*) are 12M in size on each OS. I tested with today's release of version six, the binaries are about 1M smaller each.
- tester756 5y ago
  I believe it was introduced around .NET Core 5? or 3? so at least 1 year ago
- metaltyphoon 5y ago
  Since .net core 3.0
the_arun 5y ago
I haven't used .net. But how memory management happens when you are running a binary executable? Does it have a builtin CLR (Common Language Runtime[1])? Because CLR provides the tools for managing memory & security? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Language_Runtime https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Language_Runtime
- sitharus 5y ago
  Yes, it embeds the CLR in to the application see the PR at https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/43072 https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/43072

jug 5y ago

This, combined with linker stripping below even assembly level for smaller static binaries. .NET 7 will work on NativeAOT for instantaneous startup of especially smaller apps, but I think they’ve already optimized JIT warmups or something — I was pleasantly surprised when I just wrote a .NET 6 console app that read JSON from a server.

Anon4Now 5y ago

After almost 18 years, Joel finally got his wish: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/01/28/please-sir-may-i-have-a-linker/ https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2004/01/28/please-sir-may-i-h...

JohnTHaller 5y ago

If it's like v5, you can. They're big (since they include .NET, though it looks like v6 will strip out more than v5). And they won't run on Windows 7 without an administrator installing a system component first.