Core6: "VB-Core" -- make the vb runtime optional without breaking CType &c.

re: Core6: "VB-Core" -- make the vb runtime optional without breaking CType &c.

Shimmy Weitzhandler — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:24:42 GMT

I would never want to waive the My namespace, the Like, Mid etc. operators!!

re: Core6: "VB-Core" -- make the vb runtime optional without breaking CType &c.

Joacim — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:53:41 GMT

@Rolf Bjarne, maybe you should read the scenario again. Linking in the VB runtime assembly with your own assembly does not solve that senario.

re: Core6: "VB-Core" -- make the vb runtime optional without breaking CType &c.

Rolf Bjarne Kvinge — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:45:32 GMT

This can be easily done with external tools: you compile as normal, then the external tool takes as input your built assembly/assemblies + MS.VB.Runtime.dll and embeds the used parts of MS.VB.Runtime.dll into your assemblies.

Best part: it has already been implemented: http://www.mono-project.com/Linker

No need to add extra complexity to the compiler when there are easier+better ways to do it (and this way the same tool can be used for other purposes too, it wouldn't be VB specific).