C#•4y ago

Embedding dlls into a compiled exe [Answered]

I have few dll packages that I am using with my app and I want to embed them all inside a single compiled executable file.

I am using the following packages:

System.Buffers
System.Memory

System.Buffers
System.Memory

Now I have added the dll files by right clicking on my Project in the Solution explorer and by selecting the Add item option. the compiled app is larger as a result of this, but when I try running the app, it throws exceptions that the respective dll file is not present or unable to be loaded.

SurihiaOP•9/6/22, 2:44 PM

Here is the exception I get:

jcotton42•9/6/22, 2:47 PM

$singlefile

MODiX•9/6/22, 2:47 PM

dotnet publish -c Release -r <runtime identifier> -p:PublishSingleFile=true
dotnet publish -c Release -r <runtime identifier> -p:PublishSingleFile=true

Use of

-r

-r

| implies

--self-contained true

--self-contained true

. Add

--self-contained false

--self-contained false

to publish as runtime-dependent.
and

-p:PublishSingleFile=true

-p:PublishSingleFile=true

can be moved to .csproj as the following properties:

but to target multiple RIDs, you have to use

dotnet publish

dotnet publish

with the

-r

-r

option for each RID.
You can also add

-p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true

-p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true

to include native libraries (like Common Language Runtime dlls) in the output executable.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/single-file
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/rid-catalog
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-publish

Create a single file for application deployment - .NET

Learn what single file application is and why you should consider using this application deployment model.

.NET Runtime Identifier (RID) catalog

Learn about the Runtime Identifier (RID) and how RIDs are used in .NET.

Jjcotton42 $singlefile

SurihiaOP•9/6/22, 3:19 PM

I am a bit confused. should I use the cli as well as edit the csproj file of my app or should I do only one of them.

I added these two lines to my .csproj file of the program

Then I Built the app for release and the same issue persists.

jcotton42•9/6/22, 3:22 PM

single file is a publish thing
it doesn't affect regular builds, just publishes

jcotton42•9/6/22, 3:22 PM

also

can be moved to .csproj as the following properties:

jcotton42•9/6/22, 3:22 PM

it's CLI or csproj

jcotton42•9/6/22, 3:23 PM

can you show the contents of your csproj?

SurihiaOP•9/6/22, 3:23 PM

sure

SurihiaOP•9/6/22, 3:25 PM

MyCustomWriter.csproj4.92KB

jcotton42•9/6/22, 3:27 PM

as $code in the future please

MODiX•9/6/22, 3:27 PM

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jcotton42•9/6/22, 3:28 PM

oh, Framework 4.7.2