compilation time vs run time

[julien]

Hello,

I try to understand was is statically compiled, and what is loaded at
tun time.

I have 3 binary file: Program.exe, Plugin.dll, and Share.dll
Share.dll contains objects used by both Plugin.dll and Program.exe.
I compile these 2 program with Share.dll

Do the 2 binary have an embedded version of Share.dll (compilation
time), or do they load Share.dll at run time?

Then, if I modify Share.dll (add methods and properties, modify the
implementation of the methods, etc.) without removing any public method
or property, can I just replace Share.dll (run time) by the next version
without compiling both programs again?

I try to see if I can update share objects without compiling program
using these share objects.

Thanks
Julien

[Bob Grommes]

Julien,

As long as you don't change the signature of any methods in the assembly,
you can indeed substitute a new shared DLL without recompiling other
assemblies that might call into it. Indeed, dummy assemblies with stubbed
out method implementations are routinely used as local proxies for remoted
classes -- it's a way to provide the metadata to clients without exposing
the code to hackers.

--Bob

"julien" <ju****@sobrier.net> wrote in message
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Hello,

I try to understand was is statically compiled, and what is loaded at tun
time.

I have 3 binary file: Program.exe, Plugin.dll, and Share.dll
Share.dll contains objects used by both Plugin.dll and Program.exe.
I compile these 2 program with Share.dll

Do the 2 binary have an embedded version of Share.dll (compilation time),
or do they load Share.dll at run time?

Then, if I modify Share.dll (add methods and properties, modify the
implementation of the methods, etc.) without removing any public method or
property, can I just replace Share.dll (run time) by the next version
without compiling both programs again?

I try to see if I can update share objects without compiling program using
these share objects.

Thanks
Julien

[sadhu]

Yes, you can, unless you have strong-named your assemblies. And yes,
assemblies are loaded at runtime and on-demand. When you compile a
project that refers to other assemblies, only entries are made in the
generated assembly's metadata, the referenced assemblies are not
embedded.

Regards
Senthil