NetCF and OpenNETCF, is necessary to install ?

[Guest]

Hi,

I'm thinking to supply my .NETCF application in a SD card.

Is it really necessary to install, through CAB files, NetCF and OpenNETCF in
the device ?

What happens if I simply copy all dlls in the same folder of my application ?

Thank you for your help.

Keven Corazza

 

[Simon Hart]

The .NET CF install is required to run as it does more than just copy files.
OpenNETCF can just be copied and installed in your application directory if
those assemblies are not shared. If they are shared then you might want to
install them in the GAC on the device which requires a little bit more work.

 

[Tomppa]

how would you install into the GAC under CE5.0

The .NET CF install is required to run as it does more than just copy
files. OpenNETCF can just be copied and installed in your application
directory if those assemblies are not shared. If they are shared then you
might want to install them in the GAC on the device which requires a
little bit more work.

 

[Daniel Moth]

Doesn't this work?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dncfhowto/html/HOWTOGAC.asp

Cheers
Daniel

 

[Simon Hart]

That does work but as I said more work is required. That solution is not
desirable if allowing the end user to choose the destination directory. But
this is really only a factor if you will be controling the install via
something like AppMgr on the PC.

 

[Guest]

Actually the SDF 2.0 beta redistributables already register for installation
by ActiveSync and install into the GAC, so no work is required - just
install.

-Chris

 

[Simon Hart]

Cool, makes it even easier then! Although what I tend to do with third party
products such as SDF is to ship what I need. As devices have RAM
constraints, theres little point installing say the full SDF when for
example all I am using is the signature class.

 

[Daniel Moth]

Simon, my reply was not to you. I was directly responding to Tomppa's direct
question of how to install in the GAC.

Cheers
Daniel

 

[Daniel Moth]

Interesting... So for all your 3rd party products you get the source? I
can't see any other way you'd ship just a single class...

Cheers
Daniel

 

[Simon Hart]

I didn't relise I would need to spell it out. I ship the minimal assembly
that contains the classes I'm interested in. So as I am only interested in
the ink class I only ship OpenNETCF.WindowsCE.Forms.dll from the SDF.

 

[Daniel Moth]

I didn't relise I would need to spell it out.
Of course, you didn't. That's why I had to ask. Thanks for clarifying.

Cheers
Daniel