Hi!
Is it possible to make .NET app be able to run without Framework installed?
Thank you.

Which framework?

The will need the CLR installed in order to run regardless.

Framework is 1.1
without CLR an app can not be runable?

.net applications compile to a bytecode that is not natively executable.

The CLR (common language runtime) is a virtual machine that executes the bytecode.
Think of it this way. The CLR is the program that runs your .net program.

So today there is no opportunity to pre-compile .NET app from CLR to native bytecode, isn’t it?

In this case app may be runable as native code at any machines (without JITer and Image Generetor)

There might be a CLR byte-code to native compiler out there. You'd have to do some searching. I haven't heard of one though.

The GCC supports quite a few languages (http://gcc.gnu.org/frontends.html). I've used it to build native (cross platform) applications from Java. But, AFAIK it doesn't support C# or VB. So, I guess that isn't too helpful.

What kind of app is it? What language did you use?
An option may be to port it to C++ or something.

You Cannot Run .net Application Without Framework Installed! Period!

The app is written in C# and looks like it can't be compiled with other compiler than JITer. And what about DLLs? Does written in C# DLLs have to be compiled with JITer too?

I'm afraid you have the same situation with the DLL's

There are some installers out there that could install the framework if it doesn't exist.

You could also look at porting your app to C++. It's not really very difficult.

managed C++ ALSO needs FW plugin installed .. no matter you have libraries or Executable's.
However FW is already standard installation to all newer OS's including Vista and Windows 7. It comes with these operating systems by default.

willcode4beer: thank you! very useful info.

no problem.

Just keep in mind, you'll want to do a standard C++ app or you'll run into the issue brought up by Kulrom