Surprised no one has mentioned NGen which comes with the framework. On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 3:06 PM, Sean Cross <sean.cr...@catalystrisk.co.nz> wrote: > Mono supports aot, which is compiling into native code. This is what they do > for the iPhone, compile .net to native. The iPhone constraints include > jitting, hence the need for compiling to native code. > > Regards > > Sean Cross > CIO > > Catalyst Risk Management > PO Box 230 > Napier 4140 > DDI: 06-8340362 > Mobile: 021270 3466 > > Visit us at http://www.catalystrisk.co.nz > > Offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch & Dunedin > > Disclaimer: > "The information contained in this document is confidential to the > addressee(s) and may be legally privileged. Any view or opinions expressed > are those of the author and may not be those of Catalyst Risk Management. No > guarantee or representation is made that this communication is free of > errors, viruses or interference. If you have received this e-mail message in > error please delete it and notify me. Thank you." > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-boun...@delphi.org.nz] On > Behalf Of Jolyon Smith > Sent: Thursday, 17 September 2009 4:58 p.m. > To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List' > Subject: Re: [DUG] A change in upgrade policy coming from Embarcadero > > You can pre-compile any .NET code, even for Windows. I believe this is all > that the C#-on-iPhone does, as well as eliminating (or ensuring that the > code does not contain) any constructs that violate the iPhone constraints > (no self-modifying/dynamically executed code for example). > > But if you mean can you compile a .NET application such that you create an > entirely free-standing "native" Windows executable, the answer is no. > > You will always be dependent upon VBRUN.... oops I mean, "the .NET > framework". > > ;) > > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi mailing list > Post: delphi@delphi.org.nz > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/delphi > Unsubscribe: send an email to delphi-requ...@delphi.org.nz with Subject: > unsubscribe >
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