C# Compile dll into exe

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Including dll's in the exe?

I am referencing a dll in my project. It runs fine, but in the /bin/release/ folder contain an exe and a dll. when I remove the dll the exe won't work. How can I compile the dll into the exe, so I do not have to worried about the deployment?

Thnks.

dup:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/476993/can-i-include-dll-in-exe-in-visual-studio — Bolu, Aug 03 '11 at 09:46
Thnaks all, found this useful : http://ilmergegui.codeplex.com/ — kelvinfix, Aug 03 '11 at 10:16
Also duplicate of [stackoverflow.com/questions/189549](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/189549/embedding-dlls-in-a-compiled-executable) — Scott Solmer, Mar 24 '14 at 20:47

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 03 '11 at 09:47

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DLL's are not statically linked (as the name itself suggests) otherwise it won't be a DLL :)

There are two ways to get a monolithic binary:

Include the source of the DLL in your project itself.
Use ILMerge

answered Aug 03 '11 at 09:47

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 03 '11 at 09:49

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See this MSR page for information on ILMerge as well as a clever alternative documented by Jeffrey Richter.

answered Aug 03 '11 at 09:49

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C# Compile dll into exe

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