VS merges .NET Framework (dll) assemblies using ILmerge

Little scum · Posted on 2023-5-14 21:24:55

Requirements: The .NET Framework project references a number of dll assemblies that package dll assemblies directly into exes, which this article uses ILMerge to combine multiple collections of programs into a single assembly.

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First, VS 2022 creates a new .NET Framework 4.5 console project, tests reference the Newtonsoft.Json package, and the code is as follows:

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You can see that many files are generated at the end as shown below:

To reference the ILMerge related package, it is as follows:

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At the same time, the project will generate two files, "ILMerge.props" and "ILMergeOrder.txt", please refer to the official documentation for specific functions.

Right-click to regenerate the project, and you can see that the dll has been merged into the exe program, and the program can run normally, as shown in the figure below:

Of course, it is also possible to merge assemblies directly by executing ILMerge.exe commands, such as:

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Little scum · Posted on 2023-5-14 21:25:20

.net/c# Use Costura.Fody to package the DLL into the EXE
https://www.itsvse.com/thread-4677-1-1.html

Zmoli775 · Posted on 2023-5-15 11:01:57

Thank you for sharing, learn from it.

[Source] VS merges .NET Framework (dll) assemblies using ILmerge

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